Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 – 2

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Wed 31 Jul 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Hayao Kawabe 17' Y

Y 89' Jesiel

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Ryosuke Murai
Referee Shuhei Shimizu

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–2	W
20 Jul	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	A	2–2	D
13 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
06 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
30 Jun	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
14 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–3	L
27 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	H	3–1	W
14 Jul	FC Tokyo	A	3–0	W
07 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
30 Jun	Júbilo Iwata	A	3–1	W
14 Jun	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–1	D

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale.
4' GOAL! Sho Sasaki fires home to make it 1-0!
9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Osako made 339 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuki Yamamoto scoring 1 goals.
17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hayao Kawabe on 17 minutes.
22' Douglas Vieira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
23' The deadlock is broken! Douglas Vieira gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 0% of all matches.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' The 30-year-old Hayato Araki has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Hidemasa Morita is replaced by Kazuya Yamamura on 46 minute.
51' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' What a strike from Hayato Araki! The score is 3-0.
57' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Leandro Damiao on, Hiroyuki Abe off on 57 minutes.
62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
68' Daiki Watari is replacing Kosei Shibasaki for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
70' Kohei Shimizu gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Rhayner and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Kyohei Noborizato departs to be replaced by Shintaro Kurumaya.
75' Yu Kobayashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
76' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 76 minute. Sho Sasaki leaves to be changed by Kyohei Yoshino.
78' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Damiao! He fires home on 78 to make it 3-2!
83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
88' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Jesiel gets a Yellow card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-2 Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
11
Yu Kobayashi C
1
Jung Sungryong
6
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Kazuya Yamamura 46'
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shintaro Kurumaya 73'
5
Shogo Taniguchi
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa
8
Hiroyuki Abe ↓ Leandro Damiao 57'
41
Akihiro Ienaga
22
Hokuto Shimoda
17
Kazuaki Mawatari

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Patric	2
Patric	2
Ao Tanaka	2
Mutsuki Kato	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-07-20 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2019-06-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-07-27 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2019-07-14 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-07-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-06-30 Júbilo Iwata 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-06-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima52% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale27%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

73%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

48%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw37% Kawasaki Frontale25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

1 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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