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	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

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 Tōkyō	A	3–0	W
17 May	Tōkyō 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

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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 446 games and scored 571 goals.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Kawasaki Frontale have won 571 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' Sho Sasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
40' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ryo Germain is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Daiki Suga gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Naoto Arai and will look to change the dynamic.
50' Brilliant from the ! Marcinho makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 50.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Naoki Maeda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mutsuki Kato on 60 minute.
64' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Shin Yamada off on 64 minutes.
66' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Sai van Wermeskerken has done his job and it is now time for Shuto Tanabe to step up.
71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' It’s gonna be a card for Akihiro Ienaga.
76' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Shunki Higashi exits the field as Marcos Junior enters on 76.
79' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yusuke Segawa on, Marcinho off on 79 minutes.
83' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 83 minute. Shuto Nakano leaves to be changed by Sota Koshimichi.
85' Yusuke Segawa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
86' Against the run of play, Hayato Araki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Naoki Maeda on 90 minutes.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

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
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2
Miki Yamane	2
Patric	2

Head to Head

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 Tōkyō 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.