📏 Form Guide

Kawasaki Frontale

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Kawasaki Frontale won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 1-3 J1 League losing effort in their last game against Kashima Antlers.

In that match, Kawasaki Frontale had 71% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Kawasaki Frontale was Yuki Yamamoto (92'). Kashima Antlers got 8 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Kei Chinen (10'), Yuta Higuchi (18') and Kento Misao (28') scored for Kashima Antlers.

Matches featuring Kawasaki Frontale have proved to be lively ones of late with a lot of goalmouth action the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen games alone, a total of 20 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 7 of these coming from Kawasaki Frontale.

Shanghai Port

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Shanghai Port will come into the match after a 5-0 Super League win as they beat Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in their last game.

In that match, Shanghai Port managed 52% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 11 on target. For Shanghai Port, the goalscorers were Leonardo Cittadini (4'), Matías Vargas (34'), Oscar (55') and Wu Lei (56', 81'). Tianjin Jinmen Tiger had 4 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Indicating their bias toward productive encounters, we’ve had goals 21 times in the previous six matches in which Shanghai Port have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 3.5 goals each meeting. Opposition teams have managed 9 of those goals. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was AFC Champions League match day 5 on 07/05/2019 when the final score was Kawasaki Frontale 2-2 Shanghai Port.

📰 Team News: Kawasaki Frontale

Ryota Oshima (Hamstring injury), Jesiel (Hamstring injury) and Kota Takai (Adductor injury) won’t be playing for Kawasaki Frontale gaffer Tōru Oniki.

ℹ️ Team News: Shanghai Port

Shanghai Port manager Kevin Muscat has not got a full squad to pick from. Linpeng Zhang (Back injury), Shenglong Li (unknown injury) and Will Donkin (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Kawasaki Frontale should stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

In contrast, Shanghai Port could well struggle to score although we do think that they will probably end up pulling one back during this clash.

We’re tipping a comfortable 3-1 winning score for Kawasaki Frontale at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 09:01 05/11/2024