Preview: Kawasaki Frontale the front runner when Urawa Reds arrive

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 03.November
Match begins: 04:05 (UTC)
Venue: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium (27495 seats)

Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Reds are both doing (very) nicely in the J-League with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (21) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Urawa Reds have scored away.

Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!

Kawasaki are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Urawa Reds are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

This stadium, Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, has been a fortress for Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 15-2-0. In general it's been a long time since Kawasaki tasted defeat here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.

The Kawasaki Frontale goalkeeper Sung-Ryong Jung is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 257 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.

Kawasaki's last game was hosting Kashima Antlers (placed 6th) and winning 3-1.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Shimizu S-Pulse.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Kawasaki matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and zero defeats (from four games).

There will be little rest for Kawasaki after this match as they are travelling to Sagan Tosu for a J-League game in only four days.

Kawasaki Frontale can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 34 times. Kawasaki have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.

It's the second away game in a row for Urawa, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Gamba Osaka (placed 13th) in the Emperor Cup last time out.

A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Kashiwa Reysol.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Urawa playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and two home wins.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kashima Antlers.

Urawa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 16 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Urawa have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended Urawa Reds - Kawasaki 0-5, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Kawasaki won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Urawa Reds have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Kawasaki FrontaleL. da Silva dos Santos
L. da Silva dos Santos
17 goals
Kawasaki FrontaleY. Kobayashi
Y. Kobayashi
9 goals
Urawa RedsK. Junker
K. Junker
9 goals

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Urawa Reds missing players

Kawasaki Frontale Urawa Reds
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 2 16 33
26 15 4 Won W 0 6 17
6 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
1 0 0 Lost L 2 7 9
70 34 10 Scored S 1 16 42
21 12 4 Conceded C 8 19 34
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
82% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
42% 47% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 38% 36%
33% 35% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 15%
15% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 6% 12%
48% 53% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 30%
48% 47% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 48%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 33%
 
5.4 5.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 4.9
4 4.3 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.8 4
0.5 0.6 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 12.8 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.6 9.3
5.5 5.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.7
38% 34% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 34%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kawasaki Frontale have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Urawa Reds have scored away.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (21) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (47) at home in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+49) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kawasaki Frontale is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Kawasaki Frontale 33 26 6 1 70 21 17 15 2 0 34 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 84
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 22 6 5 70 31 16 12 3 1 37 10 17 10 3 4 33 21 39 72
3 Vissel Kobe 33 17 10 6 53 32 16 9 4 3 26 10 17 8 6 3 27 22 21 61
4 Nagoya Grampus 33 17 7 9 37 26 17 10 3 4 20 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 58
5 Urawa Reds 33 17 7 9 42 34 17 11 4 2 26 15 16 6 3 7 16 19 8 58
6 Kashima Antlers 33 17 5 11 55 35 16 8 3 5 30 20 17 9 2 6 25 15 20 56
7 Sagan Tosu 33 14 10 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 17 5 5 7 13 19 8 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 33 13 8 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 4 47
9 Tokyo 33 13 7 13 43 42 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 11 12 10 38 33 17 5 6 6 17 17 16 6 6 4 21 16 5 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 33 12 7 14 41 45 17 7 3 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 43
12 Cerezo Osaka 33 11 9 13 42 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 16 4 4 8 19 20 -1 42
13 Gamba Osaka 33 10 7 16 27 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -13 37
14 Kashiwa Reysol 33 11 4 18 33 48 16 5 2 9 18 26 17 6 2 9 15 22 -15 37
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 33 7 11 15 31 47 16 3 5 8 12 25 17 4 6 7 19 22 -16 32
16 Shonan Bellmare 33 6 13 14 33 39 17 3 9 5 13 14 16 3 4 9 20 25 -6 31
17 Tokushima Vortis 33 8 6 19 29 49 17 4 5 8 16 19 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 30
18 Oita Trinita 33 7 7 19 24 49 17 6 5 6 15 18 16 1 2 13 9 31 -25 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 33 5 11 17 26 52 16 3 5 8 11 19 17 2 6 9 15 33 -26 26
20 Yokohama 33 6 7 20 31 71 16 4 5 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 25