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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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	Ōita 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

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sagan Tosu FC to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' 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.
15' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' 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.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yasuto Wakizaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
35' Jung Sungryong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
46' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Yuto Uchida by Shinya Nakano on 46 minute.
51' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
56' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' A stunning finish from Shogo Taniguchi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
64' The crowd applauds Fuchi Honda as he leaves the pitch. Daichi Hayashi steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
67' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Damiao is hanging Yu Kobayashi on the field on 67 minute.
72' Kawasaki Frontale have won 564 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Akihiro Ienaga departs to be replaced by Kengo Nakamura.
78' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Tomoya Koyamatsu departs to be replaced by Takeshi Kanamori.
83' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Renzo Lopez makes no mistake. 1-1!
90' The crowd applauds Daiki Matsuoka as he leaves the pitch. Ryunosuke Sagara steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Daiya Tono	1
Yuto Iwasaki	1
Tomoya Koyamatsu	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 Ōita 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.