Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

13
6
2
Kawasaki Frontale 21 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 Kyōto 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 Kyōto 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

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' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
  • 4' Yasuto Wakizaka makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Asahi Sasaki makes it 2-0.
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' Brilliant from the ! Tatsuya Ito makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 13.
  • 18' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 2 goals.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' Erison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Assisted by Kai Matsuzaki with the perfectly-timed delivery and Toshiki Takahashi makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 46' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Kazuki Kozuka is replaced by Kai Matsuzaki on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Kazuki Kozuka makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erison.
  • 57' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 57 minute. Erison leaves to be changed by Yu Kobayashi.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sai van Wermeskerken made 76 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 68' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Zento Uno trudges off to be replaced by Shinya Yajima on 68 minutes.
  • 69' GOAL! So Kawahara scores on 69.
  • 74' Kento Haneda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 78 minute. Yutaka Yoshida leaves to be changed by Alfredo Stephens.
  • 82' Ryota Kamihashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesiel on 82 minute.
  • 87' Takashi Inui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Shuto Tanabe has done his job and it is now time for Yuto Ozeki to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yu Kobayashi 4
Marcinho 3
Kengo Nakamura 3
Ryota Ohshima 3
Renato 2
Koya Kitagawa 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 Kyōto 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 Kyōto 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.