Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 19 Mar 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 68' Kazuya Yamamura

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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)

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 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L
06 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
27 Nov	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
06 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	2–2	D
02 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Kashima Antlers	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–4	L

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' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have kicked off against Kawasaki Frontale. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
20' Ryota Ohshima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 439 appearances.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
35' Daiya Tono has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
66' The supporters are chanting for Ryota Ohshima. He replaces Kazuki Kozuka on 66 minute.
67' Kei Chinen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Damiao on 67 minute.
68' Kazuya Yamamura picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Magnificent from Yuki Nogami! That is 7 goals in 335 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Yuya Asano is withdrawn and Kosei Shibasaki gets his opportunity.
78' Daiya Tono has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka on 78 minute.
81' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Junior Santos is replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
83' Yu Kobayashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Akihiro Ienaga at the 83 minute mark.
87' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Taishi Semba on 87 minute.
89' The Japan Miki Yamane breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 0-2!
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Toshihiro Aoyama
38
Keisuke Osako
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 76'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 76'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 81'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↑ 87'
44
Taishi Semba ↑ 87'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 66'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 83'
21
Shunsuke Ando
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 67'
3
Koki Tsukagawa
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 78'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 66'

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

2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-03-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2022-02-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-02-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-02-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.72 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima33% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale43%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

58%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

67%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima28% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

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	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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