Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 May Kawasaki Frontale H 5–2 W 11 May Jubilo Iwata A 3–0 W 06 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L 03 May Tokyo Verdy H 0–2 L 28 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 20 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 May Sagan Tosu FC A 2–5 L 11 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D 03 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W 28 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–2 D 20 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' Goal! Kota Takai scores his 4 goal in 417 matches.
- 18' Ayumu Yokoyama was booked on 18.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 26' What a strike from Ayumu Yokoyama! The score is 1-1.
- 31' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Daiya Tono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 37' GOAL! Ayumu Yokoyama scores on 37. Assisted by Marcelo Ryan
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' What a strike from Marcelo Ryan! The score is 3-1.
- 47' What a strike from Wataru Harada! The score is 4-1.
- 48' GOAL! Akihiro Ienaga scores on 45.
- 53' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yasuto Wakizaka is hanging Marcinho on the field on 58 minute.
- 60' The whistle greets Ayumu Yokoyama as he departs to be replaced by Kosuke Yamazaki.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Il-kyu Park, as he is very good at scoring at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Hinata Yamauchi. He replaces Tatsuki Seko on 69 minute.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' What a strike from Atsushi Kawata! The score is 5-2.
- 78' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Takuma Ominami is replaced by Yusuke Segawa on 78 minute.
- 83' Vinicius Araujo is replacing Marcelo Ryan for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
- 88' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sagan Tosu FC players.
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Lineups
Sagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
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22
Cayman Togashi ↓ Atsushi Kawata 69'
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7
Kohei Tezuka ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 83'
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99
Marcelo Ryan ↓ Vinicius Araujo 83'
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- 71
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23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Shota Hino 69'
- 42
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- 13
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Bench
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11
Vinicius Araujo ↑ 83'
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14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 83'
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9
Atsushi Kawata ↑ 69'
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16
Katsunori Ueebisu ↑ 83'
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2
Kosuke Yamazaki ↑ 60'
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18
Shota Hino ↑ 69'
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Coach Kenta KawaiKawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Erison 69'
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3
Takuma Ominami ↓ Yusuke Segawa 78'
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23
Marcinho ↓ Yasuto Wakizaka 58'
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31
Sai van Wermeskerken ↓ Jesiel 58'
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16
Tatsuki Seko ↓ Hinata Yamauchi 69'
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- 20
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Bench
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4
Jesiel ↑ 58'
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 58'
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30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 78'
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Erison ↑ 69'
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26
Hinata Yamauchi ↑ 69'
Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ayumu Yokoyama 2 Akihiro Ienaga 2 Marcinho 2 Kei Chinen 2 Leandro Damiao 2 Shogo Taniguchi 1 Wataru Harada 1 Daiya Tono 1 Head to Head
Sagan Tosu FC Form
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.85 Sagan Tosu FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Kawasaki Frontale xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sagan Tosu FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.29Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 71%Draw or Kawasaki Frontale 54%Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–2 not predicted5 – 2Actual1 – 1 10.8%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 6.3%1 – 0 6.2%3 – 1 5.4%0 – 0 5.3%0 – 1 4.7%3 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 0 3.8%Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC
Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 14% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 20% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 15% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.