Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
11 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
19 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
30 May	FC Tōkyō	A	0–0	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
09 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	A	2–0	W
17 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
02 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
30 May	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	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

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

11% 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

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at EDION Stadium Hiroshima as Sanfrecce Hiroshima face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The supporters are chanting for Ten Miyagi. He replaces Tatsuya Hasegawa on 15 minute.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' 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.
27' What composure from Yoshifumi Kashiwa! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
28' GOAL! Yoshifumi Kashiwa scores on 28.
33' Daiya Tono needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
38' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' The 41-year-old Kosei Shibasaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Tatsuya Hasegawa is withdrawn and Ten Miyagi gets his opportunity.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Ezequiel exits the field as Yuya Asano enters on 58.
63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Joao Schmidt is replaced by Kento Tachibanada.
68' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Daiya Tono comes on to replace Yasuto Wakizaka.
73' Leandro Damiao adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
78' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Rhayner is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
80' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Leandro Damiao is replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 80 minute.
84' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yoichi Naganuma on, Junior Santos off on 84 minutes.
89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi
22
Goro Kawanami
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 78'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 78'
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 58'
41
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 84'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 80'
27
Kenta Tanno
28
Kazuya Yamamura
17
Kazuki Kozuka
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 68'
22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 67'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 46'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Marcinho	2
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2
Miki Yamane	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-06-02 Yokohama FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.66 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw26% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

63%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

63%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima29% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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