Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

5 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 29 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+10'

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Yosuke Takabe
Referee Hayato Shimizu
Referee Tomohisa Gonda

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	Kyoto 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	Tokyo 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 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-08-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-05-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–0	W
26 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	D
23 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	5–2	W
15 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	6–1	W
08 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–5	L
22 Aug	Yokohama FC	H	2–3	L
19 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–4	L
15 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–0	D
08 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–1	W
01 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D

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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

22% 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

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' A quiet spell here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Kyohei Noborizato, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Keita Nakamura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
21' Reo Hatate puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
26' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' Kazuya Yamamura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shimizu S-Pulse tonight.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. 2-0!
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Takashi Kanai departs to be replaced by Hideki Ishige.
66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
69' The crowd applauds Hokuto Shimoda as he leaves the pitch. Ryota Ohshima steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
72' The crowd applauds Shota Kaneko as he leaves the pitch. Yuito Suzuki steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
74' A stunning finish from Reo Hatate — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Reo Hatate is withdrawn and Kengo Nakamura gets his opportunity.
78' The supporters are chanting for Yosuke Kawai. He replaces Ryo Takeuchi on 78 minute.
83' Diogo Mateus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' The crowd applauds Yugo Tatsuta as he leaves the pitch. Riyo Kawamoto steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
85' Against the run of play, Kengo Nakamura has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' Kaoru Mitoma does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
88' Shogo Taniguchi is replacing Kyohei Noborizato for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
1
Jung Sungryong
6
Hidemasa Morita C
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shogo Taniguchi 88'
22
Hokuto Shimoda ↓ Ryota Ohshima 69'
19
Manabu Saito ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 69'
9
Leandro Damiao ↓ Yu Kobayashi 77'
34
Kazuya Yamamura
20
Taisei Miyashiro
30
Reo Hatate ↓ Kengo Nakamura 77'
17
Diogo Mateus

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 69'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 77'
5
Shogo Taniguchi ↑ 88'
14
Kengo Nakamura ↑ 77'
25
Ao Tanaka
27
Kenta Tanno
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 69'

Coach Toru Oniki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Dutra Junior ↑ 61'
17
Yosuke Kawai ↑ 72'
8
Hideki Ishige ↑ 61'
31
Togo Umeda
33
Riyo Kawamoto ↑ 84'
13
Kota Miyamoto
37
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 72'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Ryota Ohshima	3
Kengo Nakamura	3
Carlinhos	2
Miki Yamane	2
Renato	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-08-15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–6 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-08 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-08-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Yokohama FC L 2020-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–4 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2020-08-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-08-08 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.05 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale69% Draw17% Shimizu S-Pulse14%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

86%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

31%

Kawasaki Frontale or Shimizu S-Pulse

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale54% Draw32% Shimizu S-Pulse14%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 1

5.8%

4 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4 – 0

4.4%

4 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.7%

5 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	19%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	19%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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