KAWASAKI. Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Kawasaki Frontale was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium stadium in Kawasaki on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 19,084 spectators. The referee was Koji Takasaki with the help of Takumi Takagi and Kentaro Matsui. The 4th official was Ryo Hirama. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.25 degrees Celsius or 52.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 99 Attack 93
- 48 Dangerous attack 40
- 88 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Kawasaki Frontale was in firm control of the ball 66% while Kyoto Sanga was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kawasaki Frontale was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Kawasaki Frontale to win the match.
Kawasaki Frontale shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kyoto Sanga shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (João Schmidt). On the opposite side, Kyoto Sanga didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kawasaki Frontale will have 44 points to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Kyoto Sanga will have 34 points like Gamba Osaka to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Kawasaki Frontale will play away with Sagan Tosu on the 2nd of December with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).
Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).
Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
The manager Toru Oniki decided to play with the following team: Sung-Ryong Jung
, Miki Yamane , Jesiel , Kota Takai , Yusuke Segawa , Yasuto Wakizaka , João Schmidt , Kento Tachibanada , Yu Kobayashi , Bafetimbi Gomis and Taisei Miyashiro .The home team had on the bench: Kyohei Noborizato, Tatsuki Seko
, Shin Yamada , Marcinho , Kazuya Yamamura , Akihiro Ienaga and Naoto Kamifukumoto.Kawasaki Frontale could not rely on the presence of Akihiro Ienaga (injured).
Substitutions
Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Jesiel for Kazuya Yamamura (46′), Bafetimbi Gomis for Marcinho (61′), João Schmidt for Tatsuki Seko (46′), Yusuke Segawa for Akihiro Ienaga (79′) and Taisei Miyashiro for Shin Yamada (71′).
Best player: Taisei Miyashiro
The player that probably impressed the most for Kawasaki Frontale was Taisei Miyashiro.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 15 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Also Kyoto Sanga adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
Kwi-Jea Cho played with: Gakuji Ota
, Shinnosuke Fukuda , Hisashi Appiah Tawiah , Osamu Iyoha , Shogo Asada , Sota Kawasaki , Daiki Kaneko , Shohei Takeda , Yuta Toyokawa , Ryogo Yamasaki and Taichi Hara .These were the players on the bench: Tomoya Wakahara, Rikito Inoue
, Patric, Kosuke Kinoshita , Temma Matsuda , Sora Hiraga and Taiki Hirato.Kyoto Sanga could not rely on the presence of Kosuke Kinoshita (injured).
Substitutions
Kyoto Sanga made 3 changes: Yuta Toyokawa for Rikito Inoue (64′), Ryogo Yamasaki for Kosuke Kinoshita (87′) and Taichi Hara for Temma Matsuda (84′).
Best player: Taichi Hara
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was Taichi Hara.
His rating is
with 25 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.