Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-Pulse Prediction: Kawasaki to get back to winning ways

After Saturday's 4-3 loss to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Kawasaki Frontale will visit Shimizu S-Pulse at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, hoping for a stronger win. However, the visitors will be prepared to fight for a win after Avispa Fukuoka overcame Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 last Saturday.

In their previous games, Kawasaki Frontale had one victory against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, two defeats against Shonan Bellmare and Consadole Sapporo, and two draws against Nagoya Grampus and Kashiwa Reysol. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the team they defeated to earn the victory. Kawasaki Frontale could only score six goals while giving up twelve goals. During the current league season, the Kawasaki Frontale offense has produced an average of 1.8 goals per game. Regarding disciplinary actions, the home team was given 37 yellow and two red cards, resulting in an average of 9.83 fouls in each game. The Kawasaki Frontale have a team rating of 6.77 on average per game played. The Kawasaki Frontale are now in second place with 54 points after playing 30 matches, during which they have scored 54 goals and given up 36.

The Shimizu S-Pulse come into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Kyoto Sanga, losing two to Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Avispa Fukuoka, and drawing two of those matches against Kashiwa Reysol and Shonan Bellmare. The club could only score four goals while giving up eight goals. When playing away from home, the Shimizu S-Pulse scored 1.27 goals per game on average but allowed 1.5 goals per game. The squad was shown 20 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, although they committed 301 fouls during the match. Shimizu S-Pulse has a rating of 6.71 on average throughout all of their last five matches. Shimizu S-Pulse is currently positioned 14th with a total of 32 points. They have played 30 matches, scoring 38 goals and allowing 45 goals.

With 33 head-to-head matchups over the past few seasons, Kawasaki Frontale and Shimizu S-Pulse have a fairly even head-to-head record, with Kawasaki Frontale taking 18 victories to Shimizu S-Pulse with eight wins, while seven games were tied. Kawasaki Frontale had 65 goals in head-to-head matchups, and Shimizu S-Pulse had 43. Kawasaki Frontale leads Shimizu S-Pulse in the head-to-head matchups 18-8. The odds favor Kawasaki Frontale, who should beat Shimizu S-Pulse or end the match tied. The odds are 71 percent that Kawasaki Frontale will score first.