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

J. League · 2020
Kawasaki Frontale
5 – 0
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 29 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+10'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Tokyo 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

13
6
2
Kawasaki Frontale 21 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Ōita FC Trinita H 2–0 W
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Shintaro Kurumaya, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' What a strike from Reo Hatate! The score is 1-0.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 100% of all matches.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takashi Kanai made 444 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Damiao! He fires home on 51 to make it 2-0!
  • 56' The 38-year-old Dutra Junior has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Takashi Kanai has done his job and it is now time for Hideki Ishige to step up.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Hokuto Shimoda departs to be replaced by Ryota Ohshima.
  • 72' The whistle greets Shota Kaneko as he departs to be replaced by Yuito Suzuki.
  • 74' GOAL! Reo Hatate fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 77' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Reo Hatate is replaced by Kengo Nakamura.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Yosuke Kawai comes on to replace Ryo Takeuchi.
  • 83' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 84' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Yugo Tatsuta exits the field as Riyo Kawamoto enters on 84.
  • 85' Kengo Nakamura makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 87' GOAL! Kaoru Mitoma scores on 87.
  • 88' The whistle greets Kyohei Noborizato as he departs to be replaced by Shogo Taniguchi.
  • It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Shimizu S-Pulse share the spoils 5-0.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yu Kobayashi 4
Marcinho 3
Kengo Nakamura 3
Ryota Ohshima 3
Miki Yamane 2
Renato 2

Head to Head

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

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 Ōita 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
6%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 1
5.8%
4 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
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.