Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 – 2

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 21,771 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pieros Sotiriou 15' 1–0

1–1 24' Yasuto Wakizaka

Marcos Junior 60' 2–1

2–2 71' Miki Yamane

Makoto Mitsuta 90+7' 3–2

Gakuto Notsuda 40' Y

Y 54' Kota Takai

Y 68' Tatsuki Seko

Shuto Nakano 77' Y

Sota Koshimichi 90' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Hajime Matsuo
Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
Assistant 2 Ryo Hirama

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

2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–2	W
13 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
16 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
08 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
01 Jul	Albirex Niigata	A	0–2	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–3	L
12 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
06 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–4	L
22 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	D
15 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–0	W
08 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Takumu Kawamura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
15' Pieros Sotiriou does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
20' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
24' What a strike from Yasuto Wakizaka! The score is 1-1.
28' The whistle greets Tsukasa Shiotani as he departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
33' Takaaki Shichi, a Japan , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' A moment of madness from Gakuto Notsuda on 40 minutes earns him a card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
45' Kawasaki Frontale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Gakuto Notsuda by Marcos Junior on 46 minute.
51' Yusuke Segawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
54' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Kota Takai will be fuming at that decision.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Brilliant from the ! Marcos Junior makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 60.
65' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Akihiro Ienaga has done his job and it is now time for Marcinho to step up.
66' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kento Tachibanada comes on to replace Joao Schmidt.
68' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
71' The Japan Miki Yamane breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-2!
73' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Tatsuki Seko exits the field as Daiya Tono enters on 73.
76' Douglas Vieira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pieros Sotiriou on 76 minute.
77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
83' Sota Koshimichi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takaaki Shichi at the 83 minute mark.
86' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Kyohei Noborizato trudges off to be replaced by Asahi Sasaki on 86 minutes.
90' Sota Koshimichi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taishi Matsumoto is hanging Shuto Nakano on the field on 90 minute.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Marcos Junior 46'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
8
Takumu Kawamura
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Douglas Vieira 76'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Shunki Higashi 28'
4
Hayato Araki
16
Takaaki Shichi ↓ Sota Koshimichi 83'
11
Makoto Mitsuta
15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 90'
51
Mutsuki Kato

Bench

–
Marcos Junior ↑ 46'
22
Goro Kawanami
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 90'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 28'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 76'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 83'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi
23
Marcinho ↑ 65'
33
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 66'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 73'
8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 66'
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 86'

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

2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-08-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka L 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-07-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-07-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima47% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

70%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

53%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

1 – 0

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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