Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
5 – 3
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 05:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Erison 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

12
6
2
Kawasaki Frontale 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–3 W
04 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D
23 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
20 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
13 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–0 W
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L
04 Oct FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
27 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
20 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W
13 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, Shimizu S-Pulse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Yasuto Wakizaka puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
  • 7' What a strike from Asahi Sasaki! The score is 2-0.
  • 12' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 13' Goal! Tatsuya Ito scores his 15 goal in 268 matches.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuki Kozuka, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 33' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' GOAL! Erison scores on 37.
  • 42' Togo Umeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' GOAL! Toshiki Takahashi scores on 46. Assisted by Kai Matsuzaki
  • 46' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kai Matsuzaki is hanging Kazuki Kozuka on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' What a strike from Kazuki Kozuka! The score is 4-2.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a card for Erison.
  • 57' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yu Kobayashi is hanging Erison on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Shinya Yajima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zento Uno on 68 minute.
  • 69' Goal! So Kawahara scores his 5 goal in 279 matches.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Yutaka Yoshida is replaced by Alfredo Stephens.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Ryota Kamihashi. He replaces Jesiel on 82 minute.
  • 87' Yutaka Yoshida has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 90' Yuto Ozeki is replacing Shuto Tanabe for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • The final score is 5-3.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-23 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2025-09-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-20 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-09-13 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.71 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale55% Draw19% Shimizu S-Pulse26%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
74%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
45%
Kawasaki Frontale or Shimizu S-Pulse
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale41% Draw34% Shimizu S-Pulse25%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 15% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 18% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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