Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Matsuzaki 15' Y

Yuji Takahashi 42' Y

Y 45' Kota Takai

Kengo Kitazume 84' R

Y 90' Shin Yamada

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	0–2	L
02 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
29 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–0	W
16 Mar	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D
09 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–3	D
06 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–2	D
02 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	3–0	W
16 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–0	D

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

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

11% 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

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Matheus Bueno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The referee calls foul for Kai Matsuzaki. He receives a card.
20' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuichi Maruyama suffering a number of foals already.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' 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.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' Yuji Takahashi is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
45' The referee calls foul for Kota Takai. He receives a card.
50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
55' The whistle greets Shinya Yajima as he departs to be replaced by Capixaba.
60' Kai Matsuzaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' Koya Kitagawa puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
64' Shin Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Akihiro Ienaga on 64 minute.
68' What a strike from Yuki Yamamoto! The score is 1-1.
73' The supporters are chanting for Sodai Hasukawa. He replaces Kai Matsuzaki on 73 minute.
77' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 77 minute. Erison leaves to be changed by Tatsuya Ito.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' Shimizu S-Pulse receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
85' Yu Kobayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcinho on 85 minute.
88' Yudai Shimamoto is replacing Koya Kitagawa for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
90' Shin Yamada was booked on 90.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-29 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-03-16 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.82 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse36% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

61%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse30% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.