Japanese J.League

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Sanfrecce Hiroshima advance 3-1 on aggregate
Kawasaki Frontale
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    2nd Leg - Sanfrecce Hiroshima advance 3-1 on aggregate
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    • 44': Sota Nakamura

    About

    Kawasaki Frontale are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, Kawasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Match Commentary

    • 24': Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 24'
    • 37': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 37'
    • 44': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 44'
    • 57': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 57'
    • 64': Ten Miyagi (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 64'
    • 65': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 65'
    • 69': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 69'
    • 69': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 69'
    • 74': Kazuya Konno (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 74'
    • 82': Toya Myogan (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 82'
    • 85': Takaaki Shichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 85'
    • 85': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 85'

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 6
    41.1 Possession 58.9
    21 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 433
    345 Passes 510
    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
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    15 Tackles 7
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
    Location: Kawasaki, Japan
    Attendance: 23,692

    Line-Ups

    KAW Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
    28 Yuichi Maruyama Yellow Card
    2 Yuto Matsunagane
    13 Sota Miura
    29 Reon Yamahara
    14 Yasuto Wakisaka
    19 So Kawahara
    8 Kento Tachibanada
    20 Kyosuke Mochiyama
    23 Marcinho
    17 Tatsuya Ito Yellow Card
    Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:
    Kota Yui, Filip Uremovic, Hiroto Noda, Toya Myogan, Ten Miyagi, Kazuya Konno, Ryota Kamihashi, Yuki Hayasaka, Svend Brodersen.

    SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    99 Issei Ouchi (GK)
    3 Taichi Yamasaki
    19 Sho Sasaki
    15 Shuto Nakano
    14 Taishi Matsumoto
    6 Hayao Kawabe Yellow Card
    24 Shunki Higashi
    13 Naoto Arai
    10 Akito Suzuki
    39 Sota Nakamura
    11 Mutsuki Kato
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
    Yudai Tanaka, Takaaki Shichi, Motoki Ohara, Naoki Maeda, Kosuke Kinoshita, Ryo Germain, Yusuke Chajima, Shun Ayukawa, Daiki Suga.

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