Kawasaki Frontale vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Kawasaki Frontale

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V-Varen Nagasaki

Sun 22 Jul 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Kawasaki Frontale vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Hiroki Katsumata
Referee Junichi Kabasawa

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 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals V-Varen Nagasaki

Last 5 meetings

2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-02-24 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-09-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-01-28 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-08-20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
18 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–1	W
20 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–0	W
12 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
12 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
05 May	FC Tokyo	H	0–2	L

V-Varen Nagasaki

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
18 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
19 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–5	L
13 May	Vissel Kobe	H	2–1	W
12 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–0	W
06 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		V-Varen Nagasaki
#14	Position	#9
28	Points	21
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
38	Scored	25
40	Conceded	33
-2	GD	-8
1.56	PPG	1.17
56%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kawasaki Frontale and V-Varen Nagasaki.
5' V-Varen Nagasaki are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Kengo Nakamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Jung Sungryong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yu Kobayashi made 439 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and V-Varen Nagasaki are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past V-Varen Nagasaki's compact .
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' A quiet spell here at . Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Kawasaki Frontale and V-Varen Nagasaki (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
10
Ryota Ohshima
11
Yu Kobayashi C ↓ Kei Chinen 90'
1
Jung Sungryong
18
Elsinho
3
Tatsuki Nara
25
Hidemasa Morita
5
Shogo Taniguchi
14
Kengo Nakamura ↓ Kyohei Noborizato 85'
8
Hiroyuki Abe ↓ Yuto Suzuki 74'
41
Akihiro Ienaga

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kei Chinen	1
Kei Chinen	1
Juanma	1
Juanma	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-05-05 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 FC Tokyo L

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-05-19 Yokohama F.Marinos 5–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-05-13 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.97 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 V-Varen Nagasaki xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale58% Draw23% V-Varen Nagasaki19%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

81%

Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki

42%

Kawasaki Frontale or V-Varen Nagasaki

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale41% Draw42% V-Varen Nagasaki17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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