Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
Referee Osamu nomura
Referee Takao Nishiyama

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

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-07-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D
29 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	H	0–1	L
21 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
14 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
21 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
18 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–1	W
14 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

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 Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sagan Tosu FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Manabu Saito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
15' 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 Leandro Damiao suffering a number of foals already.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sagan Tosu FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Yuto Uchida has done his job and it is now time for Shinya Nakano to step up.
51' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 279 games and scored 293 goals.
57' A goal from the Japan international Shogo Taniguchi! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-1!
62' Jesiel, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Daichi Hayashi on, Fuchi Honda off on 64 minutes.
67' Leandro Damiao gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yu Kobayashi and will look to change the dynamic.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
77' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Akihiro Ienaga exits the field as Kengo Nakamura enters on 77.
78' Takeshi Kanamori gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
86' Renzo Lopez does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
90' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Daiki Matsuoka by Ryunosuke Sagara on 90 minute.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Eduardo C
4
Riki Harakawa
41
Daiki Matsuoka ↓ Ryunosuke Sagara 90'
2
Teruki Hara
30
Yuta Higuchi ↓ Hideto Takahashi 77'
40
Park Ilkyu
23
Fuchi Honda ↓ Daichi Hayashi 64'
6
Yuto Uchida ↓ Shinya Nakano 46'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↓ Takeshi Kanamori 78'
28
Ryoya Morishita
20
Renzo Lopez

Bench

36
Hideto Takahashi ↑ 77'
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↑ 78'
1
Tatsuya Morita
8
Keisuke Iwashita
16
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 64'
47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 46'
46
Ryunosuke Sagara ↑ 90'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kengo Nakamura ↑ 77'
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 67'
22
Hokuto Shimoda
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 77'
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 67'
27
Kenta Tanno
34
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 90'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Marcinho	2
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Yuto Iwasaki	1
Tomoya Koyamatsu	1
Kota Takai	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Yokohama FC 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-11-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-11-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

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 2020-11-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.99 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC37% Draw33% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

63%

Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC23% Draw56% Kawasaki Frontale21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13%

0 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

2.2%

3 – 0

2.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	21%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	20%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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