Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shimizu S-Pulse & Kawasaki Frontale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shimizu S-Pulse and Kawasaki Frontale.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Shimizu S-Pulse have to build on here at Iwagin Stadium in the J2-League.
The home team returns to Iwagin Stadium after drawing with V-Varen Nagasaki on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
0-0 away at Fagiano Okayama before that.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu S-Pulse, as the J2-League home game vs Oita Trinita is only four days away.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Shimizu S-Pulse at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Kawasaki was sent out of J-League Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Cerezo Osaka turned out to be too strong.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Kawasaki Frontale have produced an overall stat of 1-0-0 so far.
Kawasaki Frontale delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Shonan Bellmare in their previous game. As mentioned above, Kawasaki Frontale drew the match against Shonan Bellmare. Manager Oniki brought on Segawa to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Ominami was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Ominami hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kashima Antlers at their stadium, the result 2-1.Kawasaki have another fixture away in just three sleeps, a J-League game versus Albirex Niigata. A grim calendar for the visitors!
Kawasaki Frontale have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest fixtures involving these sides have all finished as Kawasaki Frontale victories. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  A. Disaro 1 goals |  K. Tachibanada 1 goals |  A. Ienaga 1 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 54 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 41% | ||
| 12.8 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.1 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oita Trinita | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Machida Zelvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Blaublitz Akita | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Fujieda MYFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Fagiano Okayama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | JEF United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Iwaki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
