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 (2026/26)
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

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	Tokyo 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

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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunki Higashi made 335 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' Yuki Ohashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
41' Controversy at the stadium! Erison argues furiously but the card stands.
46' The whistle greets Erison as he departs to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi.
51' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Akihiro Ienaga will be fuming at that decision.
56' Kento Tachibanada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Asahi Sasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
64' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a card on 64.
65' Brilliant from the ! Yu Kobayashi makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 65.
66' Pieros Sotiriou is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Junior at the 66 minute mark.
67' The supporters are chanting for Tatsuki Seko. He replaces Yusuke Segawa on 67 minute.
70' Naoto Arai gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Sota Koshimichi and will look to change the dynamic.
74' A stunning finish from Shin Yamada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Yu Kobayashi is withdrawn and Shin Yamada gets his opportunity.
75' GOAL! Mutsuki Kato fires home to make it 2-2!
80' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' Gakuto Notsuda gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Taishi Matsumoto and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Takaaki Shichi is replacing Shunki Higashi for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
87' Tatsuki Seko was booked on 87.
89' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Yasuto Wakizaka has done his job and it is now time for Yuki Yamamoto to step up.
90' Naoto Arai has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 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
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2
Miki Yamane	2
Patric	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 Tokyo 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.