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

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

8% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	8 G	3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	4 G	4 A
Tatsuya Ito	3 G	3 A
Pedro Romano	3 G
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
5' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
20' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Kento Tachibanada has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Yuichi Maruyama, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Daiki Suga gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Naoto Arai and will look to change the dynamic.
50' Magnificent from Marcinho! That is 43 goals in 266 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' The whistle greets Mutsuki Kato as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
64' The crowd applauds Shin Yamada as he leaves the pitch. Yu Kobayashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
66' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Sai van Wermeskerken departs to be replaced by Shuto Tanabe.
71' 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.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Akihiro Ienaga on 75.
76' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Shunki Higashi trudges off to be replaced by Marcos Junior on 76 minutes.
79' Yusuke Segawa gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Marcinho and will look to change the dynamic.
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 a moment for Hayato Araki! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Naoki Maeda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
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
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

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.