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

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J. League · 2021

Shimizu S-Pulse

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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	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

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	Ōita 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

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' And we are off! Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' The 34-year-old Shintaro Kurumaya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
17' What composure from Yasuto Wakizaka! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryo Takeuchi made 371 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' Japan international Shuichi Gonda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
37' Leandro Damiao is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
47' It’s high time Miguel Angel Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' Ryota Ohshima makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
54' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Carlinhos is replaced by Yuta Taki.
59' Akira Ibayashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 99 appearances.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Ryo Okui is replaced by Katsuhiro Nakayama.
66' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Ryota Ohshima trudges off to be replaced by Kento Tachibanada on 66 minutes.
71' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a Yellow card on 76.
78' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yuito Suzuki by Hiroshi Ibusuki on 78 minute.
82' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Kyohei Noborizato trudges off to be replaced by Shintaro Kurumaya on 82 minutes.
87' Kazuya Yamamura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yasuto Wakizaka at the 87 minute mark.
Kawasaki Frontale celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Marcinho	3
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 Ōita 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

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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.