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

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 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 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 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

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at IAI Stadium Nihondaira as Shimizu S-Pulse face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
17' Yasuto Wakizaka puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jung Sungryong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
50' Ryota Ohshima is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Yuta Taki comes on to replace Carlinhos.
59' Akira Ibayashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
64' Japan international Yugo Tatsuta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' Katsuhiro Nakayama is replacing Ryo Okui for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
66' Kento Tachibanada gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Ryota Ohshima and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Carlinhos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yosuke Kawai on 76.
78' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yuito Suzuki by Hiroshi Ibusuki on 78 minute.
82' Shintaro Kurumaya gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Kyohei Noborizato and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 87 minute. Yasuto Wakizaka leaves to be changed by Kazuya Yamamura.
Full Time. Kawasaki Frontale beats Shimizu S-Pulse

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
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yu Kobayashi	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.