Kawasaki Frontale vs. Shimizu Momentum Data Preview

In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, Kawasaki has 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the 10th round of this season, they drew 1-1 away from home, ending the previous 4-game winning streak against Qingshui in the league. In the last 6 home games against Qingshui, Kawasaki has won all. The two coaches, Shigeli Hasebe and Tadahiro Akiba, have met three times, each with one win. Hasebe has led the team against Shimizu five times in his coaching career, with one win, two draws and two losses.

Kawasaki played two League Cup semi-finals during the international break. With a 3-1 lead at home, Kawasaki was reversed 4-1 away by Kashiwa Reysol in the second round and was unfortunately eliminated. In the league, Kawasaki is undefeated in two consecutive draws and three rounds, but has only won 1 in the last 4 rounds, ranking 7th in the standings. The 60 goals scored are still the most in the league. This season, Kawasaki has 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at home in the league, and only 1 win in the last 4 home games. Shimizu drew with Tokyo FC at home in the last round. They have not won the last 3 games and are temporarily ranked 11th, 10 points ahead of the relegation zone. They are basically worry-free. This season, they have 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away games, and only 1 loss in the last 5 away games.

Kawasaki has 8 injured players. The main central defender, Croatian international central defender Uremovic and the substitute forward, Serbian foreign aid Romanic are suspended. The 6 injured also include the main central defender Yuichi Maruyama and the main left back Sata Miura. Shimizu only has main defender Yuji Takahashi seriously injured and unable to play. Footballprediction predicts Kawasaki to win 3-0.