Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 1 Sep 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+7'
Y 30' Hokuto Shimoda
Y 42' Akihiro Ienaga
Atomu Tanaka 90' Y
Yusuke Maruhashi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Referee Toshihiro Nakai

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
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

9
3
8
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-01-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
24 Aug Jubilo Iwata A 2–0 W
17 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
11 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
03 Aug FC Tokyo A 0–3 L
20 Jul Vegalta Sendai H 0–0 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
24 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–2 D
17 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 2–2 D
10 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
04 Aug Matsumoto Yamaga FC H 0–0 D
31 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Kawasaki Frontale
#2 Position #14
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Ayumu Seko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 12' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hiroyuki Abe makes it 1-1.
  • 18' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' Maguinho, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Hokuto Shimoda. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' Kim Jinhyeon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 40' 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 Hokuto Shimoda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Akihiro Ienaga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' Naoyuki Fujita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Koji Suzuki gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Bruno Mendes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 54' GOAL! Koji Suzuki fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 59' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Tatsuya Hasegawa on, Akihiro Ienaga off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' 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.
  • 66' The whistle greets Kengo Nakamura as he departs to be replaced by Leandro Damiao.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroaki Okuno, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Yasuto Wakizaka comes on to replace Maguinho.
  • 76' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Yoichiro Kakitani has done his job and it is now time for Atomu Tanaka to step up.
  • 81' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' Eiichi Katayama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kota Mizunuma at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Atomu Tanaka is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-01-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-08-24 Jubilo Iwata 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-08-17 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-08-03 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-08-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-08-04 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Matsumoto Yamaga FC D 2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.59 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC59% Draw20% Kawasaki Frontale21%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
41%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC44% Draw36% Kawasaki Frontale20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 19% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.