Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

J. League · 2025

Shimizu S-Pulse

1 – 1

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Matsuzaki 15' Y

Yuji Takahashi 42' Y

Y 45' Kota Takai

Kengo Kitazume 84' R

Y 90' Shin Yamada

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 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

Shimizu S-Pulse 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	0–2	L
02 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
29 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–0	W
16 Mar	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D
09 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–3	D
06 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–2	D
02 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	3–0	W
16 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Kawasaki Frontale
#7	Position	#14
24	Points	28
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
40	Scored	38
42	Conceded	40
-2	GD	-2
1.33	PPG	1.56
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/6

76+

1/7

■ 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)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

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 wait is over. Kawasaki Frontale get us underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
10' A quiet spell here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Kai Matsuzaki picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' 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.
40' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' Yuji Takahashi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' A moment of madness from Kota Takai on 45 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
50' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Shinya Yajima is replaced by Capixaba.
60' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' Koya Kitagawa makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Shimizu S-Pulse are in front.
64' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Akihiro Ienaga departs to be replaced by Shin Yamada.
68' Yuki Yamamoto makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
73' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Sodai Hasukawa comes on to replace Kai Matsuzaki.
77' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsuya Ito is hanging Erison on the field on 77 minute.
82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tadahiro Akiba will be considering his options from the bench.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kengo Kitazume on 84 minutes.
85' Yu Kobayashi is replacing Marcinho for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
88' Yudai Shimamoto gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Koya Kitagawa and will look to change the dynamic.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Shin Yamada.
The points are shared — Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Ryota Ohshima	3
Marcinho	3
Kengo Nakamura	3
Renato	2
Koya Kitagawa	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-29 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-03-16 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.82 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse36% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

61%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse30% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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