Sagan Tosu FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Sagan Tosu FC

5 – 2

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Kawasaki Frontale

Wed 15 May 2024 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ayumu Yokoyama 18' 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	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

2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	5–2	W
11 May	Júbilo Iwata	A	3–0	W
06 May	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–2	L
03 May	Tōkyō Verdy	H	0–2	L
28 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	4–2	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–5	L
11 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W
06 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
03 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–1	W
28 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–2	D
20 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	H	0–0	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' The ball is rolling at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Sagan Tosu FC are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
5' 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.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
13' A stunning finish from Kota Takai — that came from absolutely nowhere!
18' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a card in front of him.
23' Sagan Tosu FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
26' What a strike from Ayumu Yokoyama! The score is 1-1.
31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
37' What a strike from Ayumu Yokoyama! The score is 2-1.
42' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
44' Marcelo Ryan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
47' The Japan Wataru Harada breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 4-1!
48' GOAL! Akihiro Ienaga scores on 45.
53' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' The crowd applauds Marcinho as he leaves the pitch. Yasuto Wakizaka steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
60' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 60 minute. Ayumu Yokoyama leaves to be changed by Kosuke Yamazaki.
65' 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.
69' Hinata Yamauchi gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Tatsuki Seko and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kohei Tezuka, as he is very good at scoring at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
75' What a moment for Atsushi Kawata! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
78' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Takuma Ominami exits the field as Yusuke Segawa enters on 78.
83' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Marcelo Ryan trudges off to be replaced by Vinicius Araujo on 83 minutes.
88' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
It finishes all square. Sagan Tosu FC and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 5-2.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Seiji Kimura
22
Cayman Togashi ↓ Atsushi Kawata 69'
7
Kohei Tezuka ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 83'
99
Marcelo Ryan ↓ Vinicius Araujo 83'
88
Yoichi Naganuma
71
Il-kyu Park
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Shota Hino 69'
42
Wataru Harada
5
So Kawahara
13
Ayumu Yokoyama ↓ Kosuke Yamazaki 60'
20
Tae-hyeon Kim ↓ Katsunori Ueebisu 83'

Bench

11
Vinicius Araujo ↑ 83'
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 83'
9
Atsushi Kawata ↑ 69'
16
Katsunori Ueebisu ↑ 83'
2
Kosuke Yamazaki ↑ 60'
18
Shota Hino ↑ 69'
1
Arnau Riera

Coach Kenta Kawai

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ze Ricardo
4
Jesiel ↑ 58'
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 58'
30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 78'
9
Erison ↑ 69'
1
Sung-ryong Jung
26
Hinata Yamauchi ↑ 69'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Marcinho	2
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Atsushi Kawata	1
Shogo Taniguchi	1
Wataru Harada	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-05-11 Júbilo Iwata 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-05-06 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Tōkyō Verdy L 2024-04-28 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2024-04-20 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Kashima Antlers W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC46% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

54%

Sagan Tosu FC or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC35% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale23%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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