Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
· 1st Leg
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2 - 1
1st Leg
2 - 1
1st Leg
About
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Kawasaki Frontale
at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on
. The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.
Match Timeline
- 9': So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 9'
- 11': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 11'
- 20': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 20'
- 35': Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 35'
- 43': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 43'
- 67': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 67'
- 69': Kazuya Konno (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Lazar Romanić (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Ryuki Osa (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 69'
- 78': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 78'
- 88': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 88'
- 88': Soma Kanda (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 88'
Statistics
 KAW |
SAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 502 | Passes | 424 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 28 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Japanese J.League
Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 25,885
Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 25,885
Line-Ups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Issei Ouchi (GK) |
| 3 | Taichi Yamasaki |
| 15 | Shuto Nakano |
| 19 | Sho Sasaki |
| 24 | Shunki Higashi |
| 14 | Taishi Matsumoto |
| 6 | Hayao Kawabe |
| 13 | Naoto Arai |
| 39 | Sota Nakamura |
| 11 | Mutsuki Kato |
| 10 | Akito Suzuki |
Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Yamaguchi (GK) |
| 29 | Reon Yamahara |
| 2 | Yuto Matsunagane |
| 28 | Yuichi Maruyama |
| 13 | Sota Miura |
| 17 | Tatsuya Ito |
| 14 | Yasuto Wakisaka |
| 23 | Marcinho  |
| 8 | Kento Tachibanada |
| 6 | Yuki Yamamoto |
| 20 | Kyosuke Mochiyama |
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