Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 10:15 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Mutsuki Kato 29' 1–0

1–1 58' Yuki Yamamoto

Tsukasa Shiotani 15' Y

Mutsuki Kato 45' Y

Y 72' Lazar Romanic

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 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 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	4–1	W
23 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	4–2	W
17 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	4–0	W
10 May	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
06 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–6	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–2	D
24 May	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	3–1	W
17 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	6–5	W
10 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
06 May	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–0	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

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' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tsukasa Shiotani on 15.
20' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' The deadlock is broken! Mutsuki Kato gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Marcinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mutsuki Kato.
46' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Tsukasa Shiotani by Naoto Arai on 46 minute.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taishi Matsumoto is hanging Yotaro Nakajima on the field on 56 minute.
58' Yuki Yamamoto adds to his 1 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
59' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Asahi Sasaki trudges off to be replaced by Sota Miura on 59 minutes.
64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hayato Araki made 342 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' The 20-year-old Yotaro Nakajima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Lazar Romanic is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 72.
73' The supporters are chanting for Ryuki Osa. He replaces Lazar Romanic on 73 minute.
78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kento Tachibanada exits the field as So Kawahara enters on 81.
83' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Mutsuki Kato trudges off to be replaced by Shimon Kobayashi on 83 minutes.
88' Sota Miura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
90' The supporters are chanting for Taichi Yamasaki. He replaces Hayao Kawabe on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

22
Sebastien Haller ↓ Takumu Kawamura 56'
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 90'
7
Shunki Higashi
33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Naoto Arai 46'
4
Hayato Araki
99
Issei Ouchi
10
Akito Suzuki
15
Shuto Nakano
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 56'
11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Shimon Kobayashi 83'

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Filip Uremovic
18
Kazuya Konno
19
So Kawahara ↑ 81'
16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 59'
13
Sota Miura ↑ 59'
34
Ryuki Osa ↑ 59'
20
Kyosuke Mochiyama
1
Louis Yamaguchi

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Marcinho	2
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-08-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-05-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-08-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2026-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2026-05-24 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.74 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

71%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

52%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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