Kawasaki Frontale
- Kawasaki Frontale are the strong favorites to add another three points to their total in the J League on Saturday when 11th-placed Shimizu S-Pulse come to town, according to our Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-pulse betting tips.
- The hosts are the best team in the division in terms of positive football with a clear philosophy that sees them dominate possession, play a high-tempo attacking game with lots of midfield interplay and press forward in numbers.
- Kawasaki Frontale sit 7th in the J League 2025 standings with 53 points from 33 games.
- Kawasaki have an excellent home record in J League 2025 with seven wins, five draws and only four losses from 16 fixtures at the Todoroki.
Shimizu S-Pulse
- Shimizu S-Pulse are a solid J1 club with a well-organised, pragmatic system that prioritises structure over style, so this game of chess should be interesting to watch with plenty of shifts in tempo, as highlighted in this Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-pulse betting tips analysis.
- Shimizu have accumulated 41 points from 33 matches.
- Shimizu have had a similar sequence of results with two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five.
Head-to-Head
Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t won on their last three visits to Kawasaki Frontale in all competitions.
Key Players
- Erison is the top scorer for Kawasaki with 11 goals in 24 J League 2025 appearances and poses the main goal threat for Hasebe’s side.
- Tatsuya Ito is a red-hot performer with four of Frontale’s last 11 goals in J League 2025 coming from his boots in the last five games.
- Koya Kitagawa has nine goals in 32 league games this season and is important to Shimizu’s counter-attacking style.
- Toshiki Takahashi has scored two of his side’s four goals in the past five matches.
Betting Insights
- Shimizu have lost eight of their 17 away games in J League 2025, conceding 20 goals, but have won two of their last three on the road.
- The suggested betting lines include over 2.5 goals at 1.67 and the straight win on Kawasaki at 1.69.
- The double chance on Shimizu S-Pulse at 4.66 is noted because they have come into their own away from home recently and could at least make a game of it.
Prediction
Our Kawasaki Frontale vs Shimizu S-pulse prediction is that Kawasaki Frontale are the better team in all areas of the pitch so the straight bet is on the favorite to win at 1.69 , while the double chance bet is taken on Shimizu S-Pulse at 4.66 because they have come into their own away from home recently and could at least make a game of it.
