Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 31 May 2025 · 08:30 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Akihiro Ienaga
Y 85' Yusuke Segawa
Naoki Maeda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
5
8
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
25 May FC Tōkyō A 3–0 W
17 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W
11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
25 May Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
21 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D
18 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
14 May Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 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
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' 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 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 10' Shin Yamada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Asahi Sasaki made 439 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Suga is hanging Naoto Arai on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' What a strike from Marcinho! The score is 0-1.
  • 55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Naoki Maeda. He replaces Mutsuki Kato on 60 minute.
  • 64' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 64 minute. Shin Yamada leaves to be changed by Yu Kobayashi.
  • 66' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Sai van Wermeskerken by Shuto Tanabe on 66 minute.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yusuke Segawa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 76' The whistle greets Shunki Higashi as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Junior.
  • 79' Yusuke Segawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcinho on 79 minute.
  • 83' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 83 minute. Shuto Nakano leaves to be changed by Sota Koshimichi.
  • 85' Yusuke Segawa was booked on 85.
  • 86' What an equalizer from Hayato Araki!
  • 90' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Naoki Maeda gets a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima45% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale31%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
69%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
55%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%

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% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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