Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

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Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 06:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 14' Jesiel

Y 71' Ryota Ohshima

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Kentaro Matsui
Referee Hiromichi Oka

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–3	L
27 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W
23 Sep	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
13 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–1	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–1	W
27 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
23 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	3–2	W
20 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–0	W
13 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	5–1	W
09 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	3–2	W

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

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Cerezo Osaka FC kicks off things out of here…
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
14' Jesiel was booked on 14.
19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
24' The 35-year-old Shogo Taniguchi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' What a moment for Ayumu Seko! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
42' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' Kim Jinhyeon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' 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.
61' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ryota Ohshima on, Yasuto Wakizaka off on 61 minutes.
62' The deadlock is broken! Hiroaki Okuno gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
63' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ryota Ohshima on, Yasuto Wakizaka off on 63 minutes.
64' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Yasuto Wakizaka is replaced by Ryota Ohshima on 64 minute.
69' Kyohei Noborizato is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryota Ohshima.
73' The whistle greets Bruno Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Shota Fujio.
74' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shintaro Kurumaya on, Kyohei Noborizato off on 74 minutes.
79' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Jung Sungryong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Yu Kobayashi is replaced by Leandro Damiao.
83' Toshiyuki Takagi is replacing Hiroaki Okuno for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
83' Leandro Damiao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
84' Brilliant from the forward! Kaoru Mitoma makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 84.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 373 games and scored 399 goals.
90' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Tatsuhiro Sakamoto by Jun Nishikawa on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Toshiyuki Takagi 83'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
5
Naoyuki Fujita ↓ Yasuki Kimoto 83'
2
Riku Matsuda
22
Matej Jonjic
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Yoichiro Kakitani 83'
16
Eiichi Katayama
20
Bruno Mendes ↓ Shota Fujio 73'
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Jun Nishikawa 90'

Bench

1
Takumi Nagaishi
8
Yoichiro Kakitani ↑ 83'
3
Yasuki Kimoto ↑ 83'
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 83'
4
Yuta Koike
49
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 90'
42
Shota Fujio ↑ 73'

Coach Lotina

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Leandro Damiao 82'
1
Jung Sungryong
6
Hidemasa Morita
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shintaro Kurumaya 74'
5
Shogo Taniguchi C
41
Akihiro Ienaga
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Ryota Ohshima 63'
25
Ao Tanaka ↓ Reo Hatate 74'
19
Manabu Saito ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 63'
13
Miki Yamane

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 74'
10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 63'
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 82'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 63'
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 74'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Hiroaki Okuno	2
Erison	2
Yoshito Okubo	2
Kei Chinen	2

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-23 FC Tokyo 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-13 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-27 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Yokohama FC W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.11 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.21 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale41%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC31% Draw36% Kawasaki Frontale33%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 3

5.1%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 3

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	17%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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