Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

29': Mutsuki Kato

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Kawasaki Frontale

58': Yuki Yamamoto

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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

15': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 15'
29': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 29'
45'+1': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
45': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
56': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
56': Takuma Kawamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
58': Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 58'
59': Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 59'
59': Ryuki Osa (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 59'
59': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 59'
72': Lazar Romanić (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 72'
73': Rin Homma (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 73'
81': So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 81'
83': Shimon Kobayashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 83'
90': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

KAW		SAN
10	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	5
44.1	Possession	55.9
18	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
357	Accurate Passes	472
425	Passes	536
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
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
3	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	5
19	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
28	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	3	+10	9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	+5	9
3	Kashima Antlers	3	+3	9
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	+6	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
99	Issei Ouchi (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
35	Yotaro Nakajima
6	Hayao Kawabe
7	Shunki Higashi
15	Shuto Nakano
22	Sébastien Haller
10	Akito Suzuki
11	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Shimon Kobayashi, Shun Ayukawa, Takaaki Shichi, Taichi Yamasaki, Keisuke Osako, Taishi Matsumoto, Naoto Arai, Daiki Suga, Takuma Kawamura.

Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Svend Brodersen (GK)
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
4	Pedro Romano
5	Asahi Sasaki
29	Reon Yamahara
14	Yasuto Wakisaka
6	Yuki Yamamoto
8	Kento Tachibanada
9	Lazar Romanić
23	Marcinho
17	Tatsuya Ito

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Ryuki Osa, Kazuya Konno, Yuto Ozeki, Kyosuke Mochiyama, Filip Uremovic, Rin Homma, Sota Miura, So Kawahara, Louis Yamaguchi.

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