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

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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	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

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

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
14' Yasuto Wakizaka doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
24' Leandro Damiao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shimizu S-Pulse tonight.
29' 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' Marcinho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Katsuhiro Nakayama by Yuta Kamiya on 46 minute.
51' Shogo Taniguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 443 appearances.
55' Miki Yamane was booked on 55.
58' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Kota Miyamoto is replaced by Carlinhos.
61' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Daiya Tono exits the field as Joao Schmidt enters on 61.
66' Japan international Reon Yamahara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
71' Se-Hun Oh gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Thiago Santana and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 76 minute. Yuito Suzuki leaves to be changed by Yuta Taki.
81' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuito Suzuki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
89' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Akihiro Ienaga trudges off to be replaced by Kazuki Kozuka on 89 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum points.

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.