Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W 18 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W 04 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 28 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 23 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–3 L 20 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L 18 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–3 W 04 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D 23 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 20 Sep FC Tokyo H 0–1 L Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Kawasaki Frontale #5 Position #9 31 Points 28 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 48 Scored 38 38 Conceded 40 +10 GD -2 1.72 PPG 1.56 61% Win % 56% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 9th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededKawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
- 4' Goal! Rafael Ratao scores his 46 goal in 20 matches.
- 7' Goal! Shunta Tanaka scores his 15 goal in 79 matches.
- 12' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jesiel suffering a number of foals already.
- 17' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 22' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Shuto Tanabe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Akihiro Ienaga made 417 appearances and scored 51 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 37' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Shuto Tanabe by Filip Uremovic on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 60' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Akihiro Ienaga is hanging Marcinho on the field on 60 minute.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuto Wakizaka, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 68' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shion Homma is hanging Thiago Andrade on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' Kawasaki Frontale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 75' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Tatsuya Ito is replaced by Ten Miyagi on 75 minute.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Filip Uremovic.
- 79' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Erison by Lazar Romanic on 79 minute.
- 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 89' Shinji Kagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Shibayama on 89 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cerezo Osaka FC players.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 44
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9
Rafael Ratao ↓ Reiya Sakata 79'
- 13
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66
Ayumu Ohata ↓ Niko Takahashi 68'
- 10
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5
Hinata Kida ↓ Kyohei Yoshino 89'
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11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Shion Homma 68'
- 16
- 48
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Bench
- 27
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 89'
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35
Kyohei Yoshino ↑ 89'
- 31
- 21
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17
Reiya Sakata ↑ 79'
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19
Shion Homma ↑ 68'
- 29
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22
Niko Takahashi ↑ 68'
Coach Arthur PapasKawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Ten Miyagi 75'
- 14
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23
Marcinho ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 60'
- 31
- 6
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15
Shuto Tanabe ↓ Filip Uremovic 46'
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9
Erison ↓ Lazar Romanic 79'
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19
So Kawahara ↓ Yuto Ozeki 46'
- 98
Bench
- 11
- 21
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 60'
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22
Filip Uremovic ↑ 46'
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24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 75'
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 46'
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91
Lazar Romanic ↑ 79'
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Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leandro Damiao 7 Kaoru Mitoma 3 Marcinho 3 Ayumu Seko 3 Leo Ceara 2 Akihiro Ienaga 2 Hiroaki Okuno 2 Erison 2 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Kawasaki Frontale Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.31 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.36 Kawasaki Frontale xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.67Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 78%Draw or Kawasaki Frontale 44%Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8.9%1 – 1 8.8%2 – 0 Actual3 – 1 6.8%2 – 2 6%1 – 0 5.4%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 5.1%3 – 2 4.7%4 – 1 4%0 – 0 3.8%4 – 0 3%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 17% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 21% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 12% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✗Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.