Kawasaki Frontale vs Sydney FC: ACL live scores, blog

Sydney FC travel to Japan to take on J1 League Champions Kawasaki Frontale in a crucial Asian Champions League clash. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 9pm (AEDT).
Sydney will have watched Melbourne Victory’s defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima last night and will be eager to ensure that they don’t emulate the same failings.

However, they are up against a far more daunting prospect as Kawasaki are comfortably Japan’s best team.

After a respectable draw against Ulsan Hyundai last week, Sydney manager Steve Corica will understand how important it is for the Sky Blues to start picking up some wins if they hope to get out of a very competitive Group H.

If Sydney were to take down the Japanese champions, they would boast four points from their first two games. On the other hand, a draw or loss will put themselves in a precarious position with the Sky Blues still needing to travel to Korea and China, too.

With such a heightened importance for this game, Corica will be depending on his star playmaker Milos Ninkovic to have one of those nights that made him a household name in Australian football.

This might be the 34-year-old’s final chance at ACL glory and a good performance here would go a long way in Sydney’s efforts to make it to the knockout rounds.

The Japanese team will also be aiming for victory after going down to Chinese champions Shanghai SIPG in the first round. This match therefore, has a great impact on both team’s ACL hopes and is definitely one that you do not want to miss.

Prediction
Kawasaki’s great attacking depth will overwhelm the Sky Blues. Frontale to win this 3-0 and put Sydney’s own ACL ambitions into a precarious position.

Be sure to join The Roar from 9pm (AEDT) for live coverage of this ACL match.

Game information

Where: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
When: 13 March 2019, 9:00pm AEDT
Betting odds: Kawasaki $1.40, Draw $4.50, Sydney $8.00

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Shabab Hossain is a football writer with a specific interest in statistics and tactics. He digs deeper than most into the game to find out how and why your favourite team is performing the way they are.