Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 05:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 87' Shota Hino og

Wataru Harada 60' Y

Overview

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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)

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

2023-12-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–2	D
11 Nov	Yokohama FC	H	1–3	L
27 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–1	D
21 Oct	Albirex Niigata	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–2	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
12 Nov	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–3	D
29 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
20 Oct	Avispa Fukuoka	H	4–2	W
29 Sep	Albirex Niigata	H	2–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sagan Tosu FC launch into their encounter with Kawasaki Frontale.
5' 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.
10' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Bafetimbi Gomis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' 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.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kohei Tezuka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
40' 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.
45' Wataru Harada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
50' Yasuto Wakizaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
59' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Yusuke Segawa exits the field as Tatsuki Seko enters on 59.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Wataru Harada on 60 minutes.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
67' The crowd applauds Kohei Tezuka as he leaves the pitch. Jun Nishikawa steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
71' Akihiro Ienaga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daiya Tono on 71 minute.
73' The whistle greets Yuto Iwasaki as he departs to be replaced by Ayumu Yokoyama.
78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuma Ominami is hanging Jesiel on the field on 81 minute.
85' Toshio Shimakawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Akito Fukuta at the 85 minute mark.
87' Shota Hino doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
It finishes all square. Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Cayman Togashi
6
Akito Fukuta ↓ Toshio Shimakawa 85'
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↓ Shota Hino 73'
7
Kohei Tezuka ↓ Jun Nishikawa 67'
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 73'
24
Yoichi Naganuma
71
Il-kyu Park
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Ryonosuke Kabayama 85'
42
Wataru Harada
2
Kosuke Yamazaki
5
So Kawahara

Bench

4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 85'
18
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 67'
41
Ryonosuke Kabayama ↑ 85'
9
Atsushi Kawata
31
Masahiro Okamoto
32
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 73'
38
Shota Hino ↑ 73'

Coach Kenta Kawai

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

4
Jesiel ↓ Takuma Ominami 81'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Shin Yamada 59'
2
Kyohei Noborizato
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Bafetimbi Gomis 81'
30
Yusuke Segawa ↓ Tatsuki Seko 59'
13
Miki Yamane
31
Kazuya Yamamura
33
Taisei Miyashiro
17
Daiya Tono ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 71'
8
Kento Tachibanada
1
Sung-ryong Jung

Bench

41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 71'
3
Takuma Ominami ↑ 81'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 59'
18
Bafetimbi Gomis ↑ 81'
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 59'
29
Kota Takai

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Marcinho	2
Shin Yamada	1
Yasuto Wakizaka	1
Marcelo Ryan	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2023-12-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-11-25 Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-11-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–3 Yokohama FC L 2023-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-10-21 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-09-30 Sagan Tosu FC 3–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-12-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-11-24 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2023-10-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.99 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC29% Draw31% Kawasaki Frontale40%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

71%

Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC20% Draw51% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 2

8.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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