We would expect a notable gap in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Kawasaki Frontale in front of Júbilo Iwata by 15 points.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (2) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Kawasaki Frontale nor Júbilo Iwata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium as Kawasaki Frontale have scored 13 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 6-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Kawasaki Frontale followers got no joy from their last game, a Emperor Cup duel also played here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Tokyo Verdy. At last, a league victory after three matches without one.
Before that, Kawasaki had a J-League home game versus Consadole Sapporo which ended with a victory 5-2.The Kawasaki Frontale fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kawasaki Frontale's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Júbilo Iwata have only collected 6 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Two travels in a row for Júbilo, whose manager Ito could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Shonan Bellmare. That win felt sweet as this side had gone three league matches without victory.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Sagan Tosu.Júbilo Iwata struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games. Júbilo has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Júbilo Iwata - Kawasaki Frontale 1-1. Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Kawasaki Frontale won seven, Júbilo Iwata triumphed in one and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 5 goals | F. González Lasso 5 goals |  M. da Silva Barbosa 4 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 35% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 59% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 76% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 18% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 24% |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.9 | 10.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
- Júbilo Iwata have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (2) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 11 |
