Match Report
7 points and 6 places separated them: Kawasaki Frontale 2nd with 15, Shanghai Port 8th with 8. Shanghai Port's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/0.57 for Kawasaki Frontale and 1.25/2.25 for Shanghai Port (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Shanghai Port came in having won three on the spin.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Kawasaki Frontale, 2 by Shanghai Port, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
S. Flahi officiated: 53 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. The venue was Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, with room for 15,440 spectators. On the scoreboard, Kawasaki Frontale led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Kawasaki Frontale: Yusuke Segawa (13'), Akihiro Ienaga (12'), Sai Van Wermeskerken (33') · Shanghai Port: Matías Vargas (83')