Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 2

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Joao Schmidt 54' Y

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)

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

Kawasaki Frontale 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–2	W
01 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–4	L
17 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–1	D
10 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	4–0	W
03 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
17 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–3	L
10 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
27 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	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

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kawasaki Frontale is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Shuichi Gonda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teruki Hara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Akihiro Ienaga made 439 appearances and scored 51 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daiya Tono makes it 1-0.
33' Takashi Inui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 349 appearances.
38' 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.
43' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Ryohei Shirasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Shuichi Gonda is replaced by Takuo Okubo.
49' What an equalizer from Ryohei Shirasaki!
54' Joao Schmidt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
57' Brilliant from the ! Carlinhos makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 57.
60' Daiya Tono makes way for Kei Chinen at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
65' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Katsuhiro Nakayama has done his job and it is now time for Yago Pikachu to step up.
66' Yago Pikachu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Katsuhiro Nakayama on 66 minute.
71' Takashi Inui gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Carlinhos and will look to change the dynamic.
75' A goal from the Japan international Kazuya Yamamura! He fires home on 75 to make it 2-2!
78' What composure from Yu Kobayashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-2.
80' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Thiago Santana departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kololli.
85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Yu Kobayashi off on 87 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Kei Chinen is replaced by Kazuki Kozuka.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shunsuke Ando
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 60'
17
Kazuki Kozuka
16
Tatsuki Seko
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 87'
15
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 90'
26
Takatora Einaga

Coach Toru Oniki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

21
Shuichi Gonda ↓ Takuo Okubo 46'
9
Thiago Santana ↓ Benjamin Kololli 80'
8
Daiki Matsuoka
2
Yugo Tatsuta
45
Koya Kitagawa ↓ Yuito Suzuki 80'
18
Ryohei Shirasaki
50
Yoshinori Suzuki
4
Teruki Hara
10
Carlinhos ↓ Takashi Inui 71'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↓ Yago Pikachu 66'
29
Reon Yamahara

Bench

27
Yago Pikachu ↑ 66'
33
Takashi Inui ↑ 71'
1
Takuo Okubo ↑ 46'
6
Ryo Takeuchi
7
Eiichi Katayama
32
Benjamin Kololli ↑ 80'
23
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 80'

Coach Ze Ricardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-10-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-09-17 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-09-03 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-09-17 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-09-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-08-27 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-08-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.68 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale60% Draw19% Shimizu S-Pulse21%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

79%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

40%

Kawasaki Frontale or Shimizu S-Pulse

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw35% Shimizu S-Pulse21%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

6.6%

1 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

4.1%

4 – 2

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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