Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 7 May 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Miki Yamane

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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	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

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 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
03 May	Shonan Bellmare	A	4–1	W
29 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–2	D
17 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
09 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Júbilo Iwata	A	1–1	D
02 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–4	L
19 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
5' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 2 goals.
14' What composure from Yasuto Wakizaka! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
24' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
29' Eiichi Katayama has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Goal! Marcinho scores his 43 goal in 266 matches.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Yuta Kamiya comes on to replace Katsuhiro Nakayama.
51' Shintaro Kurumaya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Miki Yamane on 55.
58' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Kota Miyamoto departs to be replaced by Carlinhos.
61' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Daiya Tono is withdrawn and Joao Schmidt gets his opportunity.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' The whistle greets Thiago Santana as he departs to be replaced by Se-Hun Oh.
76' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yuta Taki on, Yuito Suzuki off on 76 minutes.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
89' The supporters are chanting for Kazuki Kozuka. He replaces Akihiro Ienaga on 89 minute.
It finishes all square. Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Takuo Okubo
8
Daiki Matsuoka ↑ 46'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 76'
38
Akira Ibayashi
10
Carlinhos ↑ 58'
17
Yuta Kamiya ↑ 46'
20
Se-Hun Oh ↑ 71'

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Schmidt ↑ 61'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 71'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 61'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 89'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 71'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-05-03 Shonan Bellmare 1–4 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-04-06 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse29% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale47%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

53%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

71%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse24% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	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.