Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 - 1

Kawasaki Frontale

🕒 Sat, 30 May 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 🧑‍⚖️ Koji Takasaki 🔁 7th place 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

7th place

J1 League Table

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 · Kawasaki Frontale 13

Referee Stats

Koji Takasaki

14 matches · 1.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.79
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.93
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	36%
Draws	21%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (18-10).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 10

Avg: 1.60 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kawasaki Frontale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 11

Avg: 0.90 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80

PPG

1.10

1.60

0.90

1.00

1.10

40%

O2.5

30%

70%

BTTS

40%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank4th

Kawasaki Frontale rank13th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points34

Kawasaki Frontale points25

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #4 · 34 pts · GD +10

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kawasaki Frontale: #13 · 25 pts · GD -6

11 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 home

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals11-5

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Kawasaki Frontale last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-8

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.590%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 10% · 1H BTTS 30%

Kawasaki Frontale trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 10% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home90%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet at home20%

Kawasaki Frontale score away50%

Kawasaki Frontale clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first40%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first75%

Kawasaki Frontale score first30%

Kawasaki Frontale win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 67% · Kawasaki Frontale 20%

Avg first goal minute: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24.0' · Kawasaki Frontale 27.3'

Vs league average

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home1.60 vs 1.37

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede at home1.00 vs 1.28

Kawasaki Frontale score away0.90 vs 1.28

Kawasaki Frontale concede away1.10 vs 1.37

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 17% above league average, while Kawasaki Frontale score 30% below league average.

Defensive side: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 22% below league average at home, and Kawasaki Frontale are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Kawasaki Frontale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

422

501

Passes Accurate

321

405

Passes %

76%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ↑↓

↑↓

9' ⇄ Y. Yamamoto

1st substitution · For: S. Kawahara

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Nakamura

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Matsumoto

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Kato

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Suzuki

35'

35' Marcinho

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ VAR

K. Mochiyama

Goal cancelled

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

T. Ito

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Suzuki

1st substitution · For: K. Kinoshita

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Kato

2nd substitution · For: Y. Nakajima

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Mochiyama

2nd substitution · For: L. Romanić

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Marcinho

3rd substitution · For: K. Konno

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Higashi

3rd substitution · For: Y. Chajima

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Nakamura

4th substitution · For: N. Maeda

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. Tachibanada

4th substitution · For: S. Kanda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 on Saturday, 30 May 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Koji Takasaki. It was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

First half: Kawasaki Frontale made their 1st substitution at 9', with Y. Yamamoto replacing S. Kawahara. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 11' when S. Nakamura scored, with the assist credited to T. Matsumoto, making the score 1-0. Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 20' when M. Kato scored, with the assist credited to A. Suzuki, making the score 2-0. Marcinho received a yellow card for Kawasaki Frontale at 35'. VAR intervened at 40' for Kawasaki Frontale (Goal cancelled). Kawasaki Frontale leveled the score at 43' when T. Ito scored, making the score 2-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 67', with A. Suzuki replacing K. Kinoshita. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Kato replacing Y. Nakajima. Kawasaki Frontale made their 2nd substitution at 69', with K. Mochiyama replacing L. Romanić. Kawasaki Frontale made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Marcinho replacing K. Konno. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 78', with S. Higashi replacing Y. Chajima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 88', with S. Nakamura replacing N. Maeda. Kawasaki Frontale made their 4th substitution at 88', with K. Tachibanada replacing S. Kanda.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 4 substitutions while Kawasaki Frontale used 4 substitutions. Kawasaki Frontale got 1 yellow card.