Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Erison

Y 51' Akihiro Ienaga

Tsukasa Shiotani 64' Y

Y 87' Tatsuki Seko

Naoto Arai 90' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Edion Peace Wing 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

2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
13 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
03 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–1	W
30 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–2	D
20 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	H	0–0	D
13 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–1	L
03 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
30 Mar	FC Tōkyō	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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sanfrecce Hiroshima launch into their encounter with Kawasaki Frontale.
5' Erison, a Brazil forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 0% of all matches.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daiya Tono is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Kawasaki Frontale have won 564 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' Yuki Ohashi adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
41' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 41.
46' Yu Kobayashi gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Erison and will look to change the dynamic.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Akihiro Ienaga.
56' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Controversy at the stadium! Tsukasa Shiotani argues furiously but the card stands.
65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yu Kobayashi makes it 1-1.
66' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 66 minute. Marcos Junior leaves to be changed by Pieros Sotiriou.
67' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Tatsuki Seko on, Yusuke Segawa off on 67 minutes.
70' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Sota Koshimichi departs to be replaced by Naoto Arai.
74' What a moment for Shin Yamada! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
74' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Yu Kobayashi has done his job and it is now time for Shin Yamada to step up.
75' The Japan Mutsuki Kato breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 2-2!
80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
85' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Taishi Matsumoto is replaced by Gakuto Notsuda.
86' Takaaki Shichi is replacing Shunki Higashi for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Tatsuki Seko.
89' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Yasuto Wakizaka by Yuki Yamamoto on 89 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Naoto Arai.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

10
Marcos Junior ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 66'
19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Gakuto Notsuda 85'
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Takaaki Shichi 86'
77
Yuki Ohashi
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
11
Makoto Mitsuta
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Naoto Arai 70'
15
Shuto Nakano
51
Mutsuki Kato

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
7
Gakuto Notsuda ↑ 85'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 66'
16
Takaaki Shichi ↑ 86'
13
Naoto Arai ↑ 70'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ze Ricardo
4
Jesiel ↑ 67'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 46'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 67'
77
Yuki Yamamoto ↑ 89'
20
Shin Yamada

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Miki Yamane	2
Patric	2
Patric	2
Ao Tanaka	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-04-03 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-04-03 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-03-30 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tōkyō W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima46% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

70%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

54%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

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	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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