Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 14 Oct 2020 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at EDION Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Tetsuro Yoshida

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 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
10 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–2	W
03 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–0	W
27 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	1–2	L
23 Sep	Oita FC Trinita	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–0	W
10 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
03 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–1	W
27 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
23 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	3–2	W
20 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–0	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' Welcome to EDION Stadium that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale.
5' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yusuke Chajima, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
50' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Manabu Saito is withdrawn and Reo Hatate gets his opportunity.
56' Leandro Damiao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
61' 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.
64' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yusuke Chajima by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 64 minute.
65' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yusuke Chajima by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 65 minute.
70' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' The supporters are chanting for Ezequiel. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 73 minute.
78' Kyohei Noborizato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
82' Yu Kobayashi is replacing Leandro Damiao for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
85' Yu Kobayashi makes way for Taisei Miyashiro at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
90' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Toshihiro Aoyama by Kodai Dohi on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Kodai Dohi 90'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Ezequiel 73'
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi
23
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Hiroya Matsumoto 73'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 64'

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 90'
14
Ezequiel ↑ 73'
38
Keisuke Osako
30
Kosei Shibasaki
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 64'
5
Hiroya Matsumoto ↑ 73'
3
Akira Ibayashi

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Marcinho	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-09-23 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-09-19 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-27 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Yokohama FC W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima34% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale42%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

58%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

66%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima29% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

3.9%

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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