Kawasaki Frontale will host guests Júbilo Iwata at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in this J1 League match on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Kawasaki Frontale v Júbilo Iwata can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Kawasaki Frontale
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Kawasaki Frontale will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 5-2 J1 League triumph vs Consadole Sapporo.
In that game, Kawasaki Frontale managed 62% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Kawasaki Frontale, the goals were scored by Akihiro Ienaga (42', 89'), Yū Kobayashi (69', 86') and Marcinho (96'). Consadole Sapporo got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Ryota Aoki (28') and Takuma Arano (66') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
A common trait of more recent Kawasaki Frontale games is the number of nil scores.
Taking their previous sextet of matches leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a loser. We will just have to see if that trend will end up being continued on here.
Heading into this fixture, Kawasaki Frontale haven't been beaten in the league by Júbilo Iwata in their previous 5 matches.
Júbilo Iwata
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Júbilo Iwata come into this clash after a 3-1 J1 League win over Sagan Tosu in their most recent game.
In that match, Júbilo Iwata managed 26% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For Júbilo Iwata, the scorers were Fabián González (8', 13') and Naoki Kanuma (27'). Sagan Tosu had 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. Taisei Miyashiro (53') scored for Sagan Tosu.
Looking at their form, and Júbilo Iwata have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in all. In defence, Júbilo Iwata seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Leading up to this clash, Júbilo Iwata:
- haven't won against Kawasaki Frontale when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
- are without a win away from home in their last 6 league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 29/07/2017 shows us that Kawasaki Frontale have won 4 of these & Júbilo Iwata 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
An aggregate of 21 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 13 of them from Frontale and 8 created by Júbilo Iwata. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was J1 League match day 7 on 06/04/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Júbilo Iwata 1-1 Kawasaki Frontale.
On that day, Júbilo Iwata had 41% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Kotaro Omori (78').
On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale got 19 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Kei Chinen (93') scored.
The match was refereed by Masuya Ueda.
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Team News: Kawasaki Frontale
Jesiel (Cruciate Ligament Injury) and Kyohei Noborizato (Thigh Muscle Strain) won’t be available for Kawasaki Frontale gaffer Tōru Oniki.
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Team News: Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata boss Akira Ito has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Yuki Otsu (Hearing Impairment) and Hiroki Yamada (Metatarsal Fracture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
It seems to us that Júbilo Iwata could really find it hard to break down a Kawasaki Frontale side who will most probably score a lot of goals.
We’re expecting a comprehensive 3-0 margin for Kawasaki Frontale when the referee blows the final whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
23:17 20/06/2022
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kawasaki Frontale
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium (26,827)
Captain: Shogo Taniguchi
Chairman: Yoshihiro Warashina
Manager: Tōru Oniki
Competitions: J1 League position 3
⭐ Key Player: Kei Chinen
Usually taking to the field in the Striker position, Kei Chinen was born in Japan. After having played his first senior match for Kawasaki Frontale in the 2017 season, the skilful Forward has bagged 3 league goals in the J1 League 2022 season so far in 16 appearances.