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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

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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 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

5
6
8
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 3.1 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

74% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
14% 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
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Shogo Taniguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuki Yamamoto scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuki Nogami suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Daiki Watari is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 339 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 85' Akihiro Ienaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 1-2.

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
Patric 2
Ao Tanaka 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Yu Kobayashi 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.