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 20 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	Jubilo 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

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' The wait is over. Kawasaki Frontale get us underway at .
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yasuto Wakizaka makes no mistake. 0-1!
19' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Yuito Suzuki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' A quiet spell here at . Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Damiao made 333 appearances and scored 74 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Magnificent from Marcinho! That is 35 goals in 266 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
37' Japan international Ten Miyagi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' The 33-year-old Joao Schmidt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Yuta Kamiya gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Katsuhiro Nakayama and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' Kawasaki Frontale receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
58' Carlinhos is replacing Kota Miyamoto for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
61' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Daiya Tono trudges off to be replaced by Joao Schmidt on 61 minutes.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Thiago Santana is replaced by Se-Hun Oh.
76' The supporters are chanting for Yuta Taki. He replaces Yuito Suzuki on 76 minute.
81' Asahi Sasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroaki Hiraoka will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Akihiro Ienaga by Kazuki Kozuka on 89 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three 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
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Ryota Ohshima	3
Kengo Nakamura	3
Douglas	2
Reo Hatate	2
Carlinhos	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 Jubilo 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.