Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sagan Tosu FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yoshihiro Nakano 83' Y
Ryunosuke Sagara 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Tōkyō 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

2
5
9
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 3–1 W
03 Nov Yokohama FC A 0–0 D
23 Oct Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
16 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
03 Oct Tokushima Vortis A 0–3 L
25 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 0–3 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Sagan Tosu FC A 1–3 L
03 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
24 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
02 Oct FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
29 Sep Vissel Kobe H 3–1 W
26 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sagan Tosu FC gets underway.
  • 3' The Japan Yuto Iwasaki breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyohei Noborizato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 20' GOAL! Noriyoshi Sakai fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 25' Yoshihiro Nakano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Tomoya Koyamatsu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kyohei Noborizato comes on to replace Yasuto Wakizaka.
  • 51' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 55' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Damiao is hanging Marcinho on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Jesiel gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Ryota Ohshima and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Ten Miyagi comes on to replace Jesiel.
  • 76' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' Ryunosuke Sagara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoya Koyamatsu at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' Yoshihiro Nakano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The whistle greets Yuta Higuchi as he departs to be replaced by Yong-Gi Ryang.
  • 90' Ryunosuke Sagara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Eduardo as he departs to be replaced by Masaya Tashiro.
  • It finishes all square. Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcinho 2
Kei Chinen 2
Leandro Damiao 2
Ayumu Yokoyama 2
Akihiro Ienaga 2
Hiroyuki Abe 1
Shin Yamada 1
Yasuto Wakizaka 1

Head to Head

2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-11-03 Yokohama FC 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-10-16 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2021-10-03 Tokushima Vortis 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-09-25 Avispa Fukuoka 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC51% Draw27% Kawasaki Frontale22%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
49%
Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC36% Draw47% Kawasaki Frontale17%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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