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

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

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	Ōita 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

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' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Ten Miyagi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tatsuya Hasegawa at the 15 minute mark.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' Yoshifumi Kashiwa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
28' The Japan Yoshifumi Kashiwa breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 2-0!
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Tatsuya Hasegawa trudges off to be replaced by Ten Miyagi on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
56' Yu Kobayashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yuya Asano on, Ezequiel off on 58 minutes.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' Kento Tachibanada gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Joao Schmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Daiya Tono gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Leandro Damiao doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' The supporters are chanting for Taishi Matsumoto. He replaces Rhayner on 78 minute.
80' The whistle greets Leandro Damiao as he departs to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi.
84' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Junior Santos has done his job and it is now time for Yoichi Naganuma to step up.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Miki Yamane	2
Patric	2
Patric	2
Ao Tanaka	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 Ōita 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.