J-League prediction: Kawasaki Frontale should edge out Yokohama on their own turf

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium (27495 seats)

Kawasaki Frontale greet Yokohama with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (43) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (36) in J-League

The visiting Yokohama played their last game only three days ago, a Nabisco Cup match. That game, against Urawa Reds, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Yokohama.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

9-2-0 is the performance here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium so far in the J-League, giving Kawasaki Frontale a total of 29 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results!

Kawasaki's last game was hosting Consadole Sapporo (placed 13th) and winning 2-0. Attacking player Yu Kobayashi bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.64 out of 10. Kobayashi scored one goal.

Before that, Kawasaki drew at home versus Vegalta Sendai.

Everyone expects Kawasaki Frontale to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found three games: two home wins, one draw and zero defeats. Kawasaki Frontale have won with at least two goals margin one time in similar situations.

Kawasaki are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Shonan Bellmare awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and Kawasaki are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. Kawasaki have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Yokohama form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Yokohama, who have the most conceded goals (36) in J-League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

Two away games in a row for Yokohama, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Urawa Reds in the Nabisco Cup.

Before that, Yokohama secured a home win against Shonan Bellmare with the score 2-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Yokohama are hosting Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League only four days away.

Goals are few and far between in Yokohama's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. Yokohama can't defend away. 21 goals have been scored by the opposition in 7 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: four - zero - zero (Kawasaki wins - draws - Yokohama wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kawasaki FrontaleL. da Silva dos Santos
L. da Silva dos Santos
10 goals
Kawasaki FrontaleK. Mitoma
K. Mitoma
7 goals
KawasakiA. Ienaga
A. Ienaga
6 goals

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Yokohama missing players

Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 11 3 Played P 3 7 14
14 9 2 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
0 0 0 Lost L 3 6 10
43 22 5 Scored S 0 3 10
12 8 2 Conceded C 11 21 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
47% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 71%
47% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 29%
29% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 21%
47% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 50%
53% 55% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0.4 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.6 13.9 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9.1 8.9
6.4 6.2 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.3 3.4
40% 32% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 21%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • All of Yokohama's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have not yet lost a game.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored more than double the goals of Yokohama.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (29) at home in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (22) at home in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (43) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+31) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Yokohama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Yokohama have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Yokohama have the fewest points (1) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (21) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (36) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most matches over the total-line (10) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-26) in J-League
  • Yokohama have yet to win a game away.
  • Yokohama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 17 14 3 0 43 12 11 9 2 0 22 8 6 5 1 0 21 4 31 45
2 Nagoya Grampus 17 11 2 4 22 12 9 5 1 3 9 8 8 6 1 1 13 4 10 35
3 Sagan Tosu 15 8 4 3 20 6 8 5 2 1 14 1 7 3 2 2 6 5 14 28
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 13 8 3 2 28 13 7 5 2 0 16 4 6 3 1 2 12 9 15 27
5 Avispa Fukuoka 15 7 4 4 18 16 7 4 0 3 8 7 8 3 4 1 10 9 2 25
6 Kashima Antlers 14 7 3 4 25 16 8 4 2 2 16 11 6 3 1 2 9 5 9 24
7 Vissel Kobe 14 6 6 2 19 13 7 3 3 1 8 4 7 3 3 1 11 9 6 24
8 Urawa Reds 14 7 2 5 16 17 8 5 2 1 11 9 6 2 0 4 5 8 -1 23
9 Cerezo Osaka 15 6 4 5 20 16 8 5 2 1 11 6 7 1 2 4 9 10 4 22
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 5 6 5 18 17 7 2 2 3 5 6 9 3 4 2 13 11 1 21
11 Tokyo 14 5 3 6 21 24 8 4 0 4 15 18 6 1 3 2 6 6 -3 18
12 Tokushima Vortis 15 5 2 8 14 20 6 2 1 3 6 7 9 3 1 5 8 13 -6 17
13 Consadole Sapporo 13 4 3 6 19 20 5 2 1 2 13 11 8 2 2 4 6 9 -1 15
14 Shonan Bellmare 14 3 6 5 12 14 7 2 4 1 5 2 7 1 2 4 7 12 -2 15
15 Kashiwa Reysol 14 4 1 9 12 19 6 3 0 3 9 9 8 1 1 6 3 10 -7 13
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 2 6 6 11 19 7 0 4 3 4 12 7 2 2 3 7 7 -8 12
17 Oita Trinita 13 2 3 8 9 20 7 1 3 3 5 10 6 1 0 5 4 10 -11 9
18 Gamba Osaka 11 1 4 6 3 12 5 0 2 3 1 7 6 1 2 3 2 5 -9 7
19 Vegalta Sendai 14 1 4 9 10 28 5 1 1 3 2 8 9 0 3 6 8 20 -18 7
20 Yokohama 14 1 3 10 10 36 7 1 2 4 7 15 7 0 1 6 3 21 -26 6