Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-08-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-05-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
29 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	3–1	W
21 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–5	L
14 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	3–1	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2	D
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	5–0	W
21 Nov	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
18 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–1	W
14 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
03 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L

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

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

14% 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

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ 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)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

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' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
5' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
11' Carlinhos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
16' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 2 goals.
18' The crowd applauds Kyohei Noborizato as he leaves the pitch. Reo Hatate steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
21' What a moment for Ao Tanaka! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
31' Yusuke Goto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' The 28-year-old Reo Hatate has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
40' A stunning finish from Renato — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kengo Nakamura comes on to replace Yasuto Wakizaka.
61' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Shota Kaneko is replaced by Yuito Suzuki on 61 minute.
66' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Carlinhos departs to be replaced by Teerasil Dangda.
68' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Carlinhos by Teerasil Dangda on 68 minute.
73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
77' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 77 minute. Akihiro Ienaga leaves to be changed by Manabu Saito.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
83' Ryo Takeuchi makes way for Kota Miyamoto at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' What a strike from Miki Yamane! The score is 2-2.
90' Magnificent from Miki Yamane! That is 19 goals in 418 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Teerasil Dangda ↑ 66'
28
Yasufumi Nishimura ↑ 83'
15
Takashi Kanai
31
Togo Umeda
21
Ryo Okui
13
Kota Miyamoto ↑ 83'
37
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 61'

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 58'
14
Kengo Nakamura ↑ 58'
22
Hokuto Shimoda
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 77'
27
Kenta Tanno
34
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 77'
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 18'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Ryota Ohshima	3
Marcinho	3
Kengo Nakamura	3
Reo Hatate	2
Carlinhos	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-11-25 Yokohama FC 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-11-21 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 5–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-11-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-11-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-21 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.06 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse40% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

63%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

60%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw37% Kawasaki Frontale32%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

2 – 0

3.5%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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