Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 15 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L 25 May FC Tokyo A 3–0 W 17 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W 25 May Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D 21 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D 18 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W 14 May Yokohama FC H 2–1 W 11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki Frontale #11 Position #8 21 Points 23 15 Played 15 7 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 7 32 Scored 30 31 Conceded 34 +1 GD -4 1.40 PPG 1.53 47% Win % 53% Key Stats
72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season13% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 11th (21 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 8th (23 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
- 5' Tsukasa Shiotani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' 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.
- 45' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Naoto Arai is replaced by Daiki Suga on 46 minute.
- 50' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcinho on 50.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Naoki Maeda is replacing Mutsuki Kato for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 64' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Shin Yamada departs to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Shuto Tanabe. He replaces Sai van Wermeskerken on 66 minute.
- 71' 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 Yasuto Wakizaka suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Akihiro Ienaga.
- 76' The whistle greets Shunki Higashi as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Junior.
- 79' Yusuke Segawa is replacing Marcinho for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
- 83' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Shuto Nakano by Sota Koshimichi on 83 minute.
- 85' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
- 86' Goal! Hayato Araki scores his 19 goal in 313 matches.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Naoki Maeda on 90.
- Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Starting XI-
98
Valere Germain ↓ Sota Nakamura 46'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Marcos Junior 76'
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13
Naoto Arai ↓ Daiki Suga 46'
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15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Sota Koshimichi 83'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Naoki Maeda 60'
Bench-
10
Marcos Junior ↑ 76'
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18
Daiki Suga ↑ 46'
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- 5
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 60'
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32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 83'
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39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 46'
- 26
Coach Michael SkibbeKawasaki Frontale
Starting XI- 41
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Yuto Ozeki 79'
- 35
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23
Marcinho ↓ Yusuke Segawa 79'
- 31
- 6
- 5
- 19
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20
Shin Yamada ↓ Yu Kobayashi 64'
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- 98
Bench-
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 64'
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18
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 79'
- 44
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 79'
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15
Shuto Tanabe ↑ 66'
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- 26
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 79'
- 38
- 16
Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
98
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Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka WKawasaki Frontale Form
2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L