GolVolt — Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Kawasaki Frontale have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 25 goals in those matches.

Defence

Kawasaki Frontale concede 1.8 goals per match

Kawasaki Frontale1.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Kawasaki Frontale 1:1

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Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.35

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.3).

Player in form

Marcinho: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.93

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.9).

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Marcinho

Kawasaki Frontale · midfielder

8goals 3assists 7.29avg rating

Last match, Fagiano Okayama: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 7.7.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

9goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Kawasaki Frontale at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Kawasaki Frontale

at home · 10

5W3D2L2.4scored per match1.8conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

5W2D3L1.3scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

39 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1:1 Kawasaki Frontale Kato 29' · Yamamoto 58'

1wins

3 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1, last: Fagiano Okayama) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).

SBBrodersen RYYamahara PRRomano FUUremovic SMMiura KTTachibanada YYYamamoto TIIto YWWakizaka MAMarcinho DLLacerda KOOsako SNNakano HAAraki JKKim NAArai TMMatsumoto TKKawamura DSSuga MKKato ASSuzuki SAAyukawa

Kawasaki FrontaleSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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