KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale prevails over Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 after L. Damiao scored just 1 goal (47′). Kawasaki Frontale was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Sunday and it started at 8:00 am local time. The referee was Jumpei Iida with the assistance of Jun Mihara and Akihiro Takeda. The 4th official was Shoichiro Mikami. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kawasaki Frontale was in firm control of the ball 66% while Shimizu S-Pulse was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kawasaki Frontale won the match​.

Kawasaki Frontale shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shimizu S-Pulse shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Kawasaki Frontale received 2 yellow cards (K. Tachibanada and R. Hatate). On the other side, Shimizu S-Pulse didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Kawasaki Frontale will have 84 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Shimizu S-Pulse will stay with 32 points to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kawasaki Frontale will host Urawa Reds on the 3rd of November with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (8 draws).

Shimizu S-Pulse will play away agasint Tokyo on the 3rd of November with a 15-7 head to head statistic in favor of Tokyo (5 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung (7.1), Miki Yamane (7.2), Jesiel (7.4), Shogo Taniguchi (7.7), Kyohei Noborizato (7.2), Yasuto Wakizaka (7.4), Kento Tachibanada (7.1), Reo Hatate (6.8), Akihiro Ienaga (7.1), Leandro Damião (7.3) and Marcinho (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ten Miyagi (6.7), Ryota Oshima (6.4), Kenta Tanno, Kei Chinen, Yu Kobayashi (6.5), Kazuya Yamamura and Shintaro Kurumaya (6.7).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: L. Damiao for Y. Kobayashi (71′), R. Hatate for R. Oshima (71′), K. Noborizato for S. Kurumaya (84′), Marcinho for T. Miyagi (84′) and Y. Wakizaka for K. Yamamura (89′).

Best player: Shogo Taniguchi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was Shogo Taniguchi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 67 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Shimizu S-Pulse – Formation

Shimizu S-Pulse started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Regarding the opposition, Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruecheberría played with: Shuichi Gonda (6.6), Teruki Hara (7.0), Valdo (6.9), Akira Ibayashi (6.7), Eiichi Katayama (7.0), Benjamin Kololli (7.0), Daiki Matsuoka (6.8), Ronaldo (6.8), Carlinhos Junior (7.0), Noriaki Fujimoto (6.4) and Thiago Santana (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ryo Okui, Yoshinori Suzuki, Kengo Nagai, Kenta Nishizawa (6.2), Akira Silvano Disaro, Ryo Takeuchi and Yuito Suzuki.

Substitutions

Shimizu S-Pulse made 2 changes: N. Fujimoto for K. Nishizawa (67′) and E. Katayama for A. S. Disaro (88′).

Best player: Eiichi Katayama​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shimizu S-Pulse was Eiichi Katayama.

His rating is (7.0) with 19 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​

• Consadole Sapporo – Avispa Fukuoka – 0-0
• Nagoya Grampus – Vissel Kobe – 2-2
• Kawasaki Frontale – Shimizu S-Pulse – 1-0
• Cerezo Osaka – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2-1