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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yoji Imaoka
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe
  • 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 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

5
5
8
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-10-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
15 Aug Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
11 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W
05 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 2–2 D
01 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 4–1 W
28 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–4 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
15 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
05 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W
01 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
22 Jul V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki Frontale
#4 Position #14
30 Points 28
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
41 Scored 38
33 Conceded 40
+8 GD -2
1.67 PPG 1.56
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale is underway.
  • 5' Kei Chinen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Yu Kobayashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 5
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Makoto Mitsuta 2
Marcinho 2
Hayato Araki 2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 2

Head to Head

2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-10-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-08-01 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-08-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-08-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale32%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
69%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
56%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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