Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Sagan Tosu FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 21 May 2022 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Kei Koizumi 19' Y

Y 79' Shogo Taniguchi

R 82' Shogo Taniguchi

Masaya Tashiro 90' Y

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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

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

2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–0	D
14 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–4	L
08 May	FC Tokyo	A	1–0	W
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
29 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	4–1	W
17 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
09 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Júbilo Iwata	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale is underway.
5' Daiya Tono has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
10' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Kawai might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kei Koizumi.
24' Sagan Tosu FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
29' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sagan Tosu FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Kozuka departs to be replaced by Marcinho.
51' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Kazuki Kozuka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Kei Chinen has done his job and it is now time for Leandro Damiao to step up.
66' The whistle greets Yuki Horigome as he departs to be replaced by Yuki Kakita.
68' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Yuji Ono is withdrawn and Yuki Kakita gets his opportunity.
73' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
76' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 76 minute. Hwang Seokho leaves to be changed by Wataru Harada.
77' Yu Kobayashi makes way for Daiya Tono at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
79' That is a Yellow card for Kawasaki Frontale. Shogo Taniguchi will be fuming at that decision.
82' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a Red card in front of him.
84' Kazuya Yamamura gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Tatsuki Seko and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Akito Fukuta makes way for Jun Nishikawa at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
90' Masaya Tashiro is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

47
Kentaro Moriya
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 76'
18
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 88'
19
Yuki Kakita ↑ 68'
31
Masahiro Okamoto
42
Wataru Harada ↑ 76'
16
Shunta Araki ↑ 76'

Coach Kenta Kawai

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Schmidt
7
Shintaro Kurumaya
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Daiya Tono 77'
1
Jung Sungryong
5
Shogo Taniguchi
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Kento Tachibanada 62'
20
Kei Chinen ↓ Leandro Damiao 62'
13
Miki Yamane
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↓ Marcinho 46'
16
Tatsuki Seko ↓ Kazuya Yamamura 84'
15
Asahi Sasaki

Bench

14
Yasuto Wakizaka
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 62'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 84'
23
Marcinho ↑ 46'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 77'
8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 62'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcinho	2
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Tojiro Kubo	1
Yu Kobayashi	1
Ryota Ohshima	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-05-14 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-05-08 FC Tokyo 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

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 2022-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-04-06 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.88 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC35% Draw35% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	52%	48%
± 2.5	25%	75%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

65%

Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC21% Draw59% Kawasaki Frontale20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

13.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

2.6%

3 – 0

1.9%

3 – 1

1.7%

0 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	21%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	20%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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