Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sun 20 May 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League .

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Takeshi Suhara
Referee Daisuke Sakurai

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Kawasaki Frontale 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-02-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-08-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-08-26 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–0	W
12 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
12 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
05 May	FC Tōkyō	H	0–2	L
05 May	Gamba Osaka	A	4–1	W
02 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–3	L
13 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L
12 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	4–2	W
07 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
06 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–3	L
02 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		Shimizu S-Pulse
#14	Position	#7
28	Points	24
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
38	Scored	40
40	Conceded	42
-2	GD	-2
1.56	PPG	1.33
56%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Kawasaki Frontale get us underway at .
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Ryo Takeuchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
15' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 371 games and scored 287 goals.
25' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
45' Japan international Akihiro Ienaga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Tatsuki Nara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
55' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
65' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kengo Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
Shimizu S-Pulse will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Ryota Ohshima	3
Marcinho	3
Kengo Nakamura	3
Douglas	2
Reo Hatate	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-05-05 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 FC Tōkyō L 2018-05-05 Gamba Osaka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-05-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 4–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2018-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2018-05-06 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-05-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.37 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale55% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

76%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

45%

Kawasaki Frontale or Shimizu S-Pulse

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale41% Draw37% Shimizu S-Pulse22%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.