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

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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.

Statistics

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2 Fouls 1
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 1
52.5 POSSESSION 47.5
5 SHOTS 1
1 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 1.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
106 Accurate Passes 99
130 Passes 121
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 0
1 Effective Tackles 2
3 Tackles 2
0.3 Tackle % 1.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
4 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
Location: Kawasaki, Japan

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
28 Yuichi Maruyama
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

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
24 Shunki Higashi
13 Naoto Arai
10 Akito Suzuki
39 Sota Nakamura
11 Mutsuki Kato

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