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	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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 3.1 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	Ōita 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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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 Shunki Higashi suffering a number of foals already.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 443 games and scored 564 goals.
25' Kodai Dohi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Kawasaki Frontale have won 564 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
50' Yusuke Chajima has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 55 minute. Manabu Saito leaves to be changed by Reo Hatate.
56' The Brazil Leandro Damiao breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 0-1!
61' Leandro Pereira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
64' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Yusuke Chajima is replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 64 minute.
65' Yoshifumi Kashiwa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuke Chajima on 65 minute.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' The crowd applauds Tsukasa Morishima as he leaves the pitch. Ezequiel steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
78' Kyohei Noborizato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
82' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Leandro Damiao trudges off to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 82 minutes.
85' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Yu Kobayashi is replaced by Taisei Miyashiro.
90' The whistle greets Toshihiro Aoyama as he departs to be replaced by Kodai Dohi.
The final score is 0-2.

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
Mutsuki Kato	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Makoto Mitsuta	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 Ōita 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.