Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kyoto Sanga FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 29 May 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Tawiah 68' Y
Tawiah 69' Y
Shohei Takeda 80' Y
Takuya Ogiwara 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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

3
4
2
Kyoto Sanga FC 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
25 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
21 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–3 L
14 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
07 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
03 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L
25 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–4 L
21 May Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
18 May Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
14 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
07 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Kyoto Sanga FC Kawasaki Frontale
#8 Position #14
23 Points 28
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
32 Scored 38
39 Conceded 40
-7 GD -2
1.28 PPG 1.56
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
  • 5' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Takuya Ogiwara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The -year-old Fuki Yamada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Kyoto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kwi-Jea Cho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Takumi Miyayoshi on, Fuki Yamada off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Temma Matsuda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' GOAL! Asahi Sasaki scores on 60.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Akihiro Ienaga comes on to replace Leandro Damiao.
  • 61' What a strike from Asahi Sasaki! The score is 2-0.
  • 62' Tatsuki Seko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daiya Tono at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tawiah.
  • 69' Tawiah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' Kei Chinen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yasuto Wakizaka at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kei Chinen comes on to replace Yasuto Wakizaka.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Shimpei Fukuoka is replaced by Rikito Inoue.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Shohei Takeda argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' Leandro Damiao has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Takuya Ogiwara.
  • 88' Asahi Sasaki makes way for Kazuya Yamamura at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 90' Yuta Toyokawa is replacing Temma Matsuda for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
  • Another three points for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinnosuke Fukuda 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Marcinho 2
Kento Tachibanada 1

Head to Head

2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-05-25 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-05-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-05-07 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 0–4 Shonan Bellmare L 2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-05-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kyoto Sanga FC45% Draw28% Kawasaki Frontale27%
Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
55%
Kyoto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyoto Sanga FC30% Draw49% Kawasaki Frontale21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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