Wednesday , 30 September 2026

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

J. League · 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Hisashi Nakai
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Minoru Tojo

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

4
1
5
V-Varen Nagasaki 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-02-24 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-09-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-01-28 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
22 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
15 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W
31 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–3 L
25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–5 L
19 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W
26 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
22 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
15 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 7–0 W
01 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
25 Aug Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W

Season Stats

V-Varen Nagasaki Kawasaki Frontale
#9 Position #14
21 Points 28
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
25 Scored 38
33 Conceded 40
-8 GD -2
1.17 PPG 1.56
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
3/4
■ 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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 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' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryota Ohshima made 446 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' V-Varen Nagasaki are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . V-Varen Nagasaki seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Yuzuru Shimada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' Musashi Suzuki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 56 goals in his last 195 appearances.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' V-Varen Nagasaki are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Korea Republic international Jung Sungryong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Kei Chinen 1
Kei Chinen 1
Juanma 1
Juanma 1

Head to Head

2018-09-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-02-24 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-09-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-01-28 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-09-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-09-22 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-31 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Shonan Bellmare L 2018-08-25 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-08-19 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-09-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-09-26 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 7–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-09-01 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Kawasaki Frontale 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki31% Draw28% Kawasaki Frontale41%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
58%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
69%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Kawasaki Frontale
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki24% Draw46% Kawasaki Frontale30%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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