Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 09:30 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Yosuke Kawai 76' Y

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
Referee Masuya Ueda
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Hiroki Katsumata
Referee Mitsuharu Takeda

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
11 Jul	Tokushima Vortis	A	2–2	D
04 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–0	W
27 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D
23 Jun	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W
30 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–2	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
02 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
30 May	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
26 May	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–1	D
22 May	Yokohama FC	H	3–1	W
16 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–0	W

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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

11% 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

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Shimizu S-Pulse host Kawasaki Frontale — let the battle begin!
5' Brazil international Thiago Santana has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Akira Ibayashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
15' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
17' Yasuto Wakizaka puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
50' The Japan Ryota Ohshima breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 0-2!
54' The supporters are chanting for Yuta Taki. He replaces Carlinhos on 54 minute.
59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
65' Ryo Okui makes way for Katsuhiro Nakayama at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
66' Kento Tachibanada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryota Ohshima at the 66 minute mark.
71' 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.
76' Yosuke Kawai is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
78' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 78 minute. Yuito Suzuki leaves to be changed by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
82' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shintaro Kurumaya on, Kyohei Noborizato off on 82 minutes.
87' Kazuya Yamamura is replacing Yasuto Wakizaka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three points.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Valdo
17
Yosuke Kawai ↑ 65'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 54'
27
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 78'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 65'
19
Akira Disaro
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
6
Joao Schmidt
10
Ryota Ohshima ↓ Kento Tachibanada 66'
1
Jung Sungryong
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shintaro Kurumaya 82'
5
Shogo Taniguchi
41
Akihiro Ienaga
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Kazuya Yamamura 87'
9
Leandro Damiao ↓ Kei Chinen 82'
13
Miki Yamane
24
Ten Miyagi ↓ Daiya Tono 66'

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 82'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 82'
27
Kenta Tanno
28
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 87'
17
Kazuki Kozuka
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 66'
22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 66'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-07-11 Tokushima Vortis 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-06-27 Yokohama FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-05-30 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-06-02 Yokohama FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-26 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-05-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama FC W 2021-05-16 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse28% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale48%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

52%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

72%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse23% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale38%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	20%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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