J1 League | Gameweek 19
May 31, 2025 at 9.30am UK
EDION Stadium

Hiroshima
1 - 2
Kawasaki

Araki (86')
Maeda (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Marcinho (50'), Sasaki (90+1')
Ienaga (75'), Segawa (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's J1 League clash between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

All competitions
Last Game: FC Tokyo 0-3 Hiroshima
Sunday, May 25 at 7am in J1 League

Kawasaki Frontale

All competitions
J1 League
Last Game: Kawasaki 2-2 Gamba Osaka
Sunday, May 25 at 8am in J1 League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 56.86%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Kawasaki Frontale had a probability of 20.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 2-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a Kawasaki Frontale win it was 0-1 (5.62%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Sanfrecce HiroshimaDrawKawasaki Frontale
56.86%22.38% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)20.76% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Both teams to score 54.91% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.94% (0.0030000000000001 0)44.06% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.56% (0.0030000000000001 0)66.44% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.72%15.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.02% (0.0019999999999953 0)43.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Kawasaki Frontale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.82%35.18% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.06% (0.0019999999999989 0)71.94% (-0.0029999999999859 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima 56.85%
    Kawasaki Frontale 20.76%
    Draw 22.37%
Sanfrecce HiroshimaDrawKawasaki Frontale
1-0 @ 10.09% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.91%
2-0 @ 9.49%
3-1 @ 6.21%
3-0 @ 5.94%
3-2 @ 3.24%
4-1 @ 2.92%
4-0 @ 2.79%
4-2 @ 1.52%
5-1 @ 1.1%
5-0 @ 1.05% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 56.85%
1-1 @ 10.54% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.38% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 5.18%
3-3 @ 1.13% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 22.37%
0-1 @ 5.62% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-2 @ 5.51%
0-2 @ 2.93%
1-3 @ 1.92% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 1.8%
0-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 20.76%

How you voted: Hiroshima vs Kawasaki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
57.1%
Draw
28.6%
Kawasaki Frontale
14.3%
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