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

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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

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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	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
25 May	FC Tokyo	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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Yu Kobayashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
15' 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.
20' Japan international Naoto Arai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Yuki Yamamoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' Hayato Araki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Shuto Nakano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Daiki Suga gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Naoto Arai and will look to change the dynamic.
50' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcinho on 50.
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
60' The supporters are chanting for Naoki Maeda. He replaces Mutsuki Kato on 60 minute.
64' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Shin Yamada trudges off to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 64 minutes.
66' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Sai van Wermeskerken is withdrawn and Shuto Tanabe gets his opportunity.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' Poor challenge from Akihiro Ienaga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
76' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Marcos Junior on, Shunki Higashi off on 76 minutes.
79' The supporters are chanting for Yusuke Segawa. He replaces Marcinho on 79 minute.
83' Sota Koshimichi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuto Nakano at the 83 minute mark.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yusuke Segawa on 85.
86' GOAL! Hayato Araki fires home to make it 1-1!
90' Poor challenge from Naoki Maeda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior ↑ 76'
18
Daiki Suga ↑ 46'
3
Taichi Yamasaki
5
Hiroya Matsumoto
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 60'
20
Shion Inoue
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 83'
39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 46'
26
Min-ki Jeong

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

41
Akihiro Ienaga
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Yuto Ozeki 79'
35
Yuichi Maruyama
23
Marcinho ↓ Yusuke Segawa 79'
31
Sai van Wermeskerken ↓ Shuto Tanabe 66'
6
Yuki Yamamoto ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
5
Asahi Sasaki
19
So Kawahara
20
Shin Yamada ↓ Yu Kobayashi 64'
2
Kota Takai
98
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 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

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.