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Kawasaki Frontale vs Yokohama F.Marinos, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 0
Full Time
Yokohama F.Marinos
Fri 26 Feb 2021 · 09:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 53' Jun Amano

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Yokohama F.Marinos — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai

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

8
4
5
Kawasaki Frontale 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Yokohama F.Marinos
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos 2020-09-05 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Yokohama F.Marinos 2019-03-10 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W
19 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 W
16 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W
12 Dec Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
05 Dec Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
25 Nov Gamba Osaka H 5–0 W
Yokohama F.Marinos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L
19 Dec Yokohama FC A 1–3 L
18 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
14 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 6–2 W
11 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 0–1 L
03 Nov Kashima Antlers H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F.Marinos
#14 Position #18
28 Points 20
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 12
38 Scored 31
40 Conceded 35
-2 GD -4
1.56 PPG 1.11
56% Win % 33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
100% Clean Sheets
Yokohama F.Marinos this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Yokohama F.Marinos are 18th (20 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Yokohama F·Marinos.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Yokohama F·Marinos are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Akihiro Ienaga makes it 1-0.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Damiao made 333 appearances and scored 74 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Ado Onaiwu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 60 goals in his last 105 appearances.
  • 41' 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.
  • 43' GOAL! Akihiro Ienaga scores on 43. Assisted by Ao Tanaka
  • 46' It is a substitution in Yokohama F.Marinos team. Takahiro Ogihara is replaced by Kota Mizunuma on 46 minute.
  • 51' Teruhito Nakagawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Jun Amano. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Yokohama F·Marinos's compact .
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kento Tachibanada is hanging Joao Schmidt on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Yokohama F·Marinos seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Ken Matsubara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoki Iwata on 73 minute.
  • 76' Yu Kobayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Damiao on 76 minute.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tomoki Iwata suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Yokohama F·Marinos winning 50% of all matches.
  • 88' The Yokohama F.Marinos bench stirs into life. Takuya Wada is withdrawn and Kota Watanabe gets his opportunity.
  • Yokohama F·Marinos will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Yokohama F.Marinos Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 5
Kaoru Mitoma 3
Yu Kobayashi 3
Erison 3
Akihiro Ienaga 3
Jesiel 2
Shinnosuke Hatanaka 2
Yan Santos 2

Head to Head

2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos 2020-09-05 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Yokohama F.Marinos 2019-03-10 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka W

Yokohama F.Marinos Form

2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-12-19 Yokohama FC 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-11-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-11 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-11-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.38 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Yokohama F.Marinos xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale62% Draw20% Yokohama F.Marinos18%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
82%
Draw or Yokohama F.Marinos
38%
Kawasaki Frontale or Yokohama F.Marinos
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale45% Draw38% Yokohama F.Marinos17%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Yokohama F.Marinos covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Yokohama F.Marinos keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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