Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Shimizu S-Pulse
1 – 1
Full Time
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.

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

2
6
13
Shimizu S-Pulse 21 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' The ball is rolling at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Shimizu S-Pulse are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Kota Takai, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Kai Matsuzaki picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tadahiro Akiba might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 2 goals.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yuji Takahashi on 42 minutes.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Kota Takai.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Shinya Yajima departs to be replaced by Capixaba.
  • 60' Shin Yamada is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 62' Koya Kitagawa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Akihiro Ienaga departs to be replaced by Shin Yamada.
  • 68' Yuki Yamamoto does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
  • 73' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Kai Matsuzaki exits the field as Sodai Hasukawa enters on 73.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Tatsuya Ito comes on to replace Erison.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Kengo Kitazume. He receives a card.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Marcinho as he leaves the pitch. Yu Kobayashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 88' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 88 minute. Koya Kitagawa leaves to be changed by Yudai Shimamoto.
  • 90' Shin Yamada catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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 Kyōto 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.