Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryuya Nishio 62' Y

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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

2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–4	L
07 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
03 Nov	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–0	W
24 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
26 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	4–1	W
07 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–3	L
03 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
24 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
02 Oct	FC Tōkyō	H	1–0	W
29 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	3–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Yodoko Sakura Stadium!
5' Leandro Damiao is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
10' Akihiro Ienaga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 443 appearances.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Leandro Damiao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Kato Mutsuki by Yoshito Okubo on 46 minute.
49' Marcinho adds to his 2 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
54' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
59' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Ryuya Nishio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
63' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Riki Matsuda on, Hiroto Yamada off on 63 minutes.
68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
73' The crowd applauds Kyohei Noborizato as he leaves the pitch. Ryota Ohshima steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
78' Miki Yamane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
80' Goal! Hiroaki Okuno scores his 27 goal in 275 matches.
80' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Yasuto Wakizaka trudges off to be replaced by Daiya Tono on 80 minutes.
83' Akihiro Ienaga makes way for Yu Kobayashi at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
84' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Riki Harakawa by Toshiyuki Takagi on 84 minute.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ten Miyagi makes no mistake. 1-4!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 73'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 83'
20
Kei Chinen
27
Kenta Tanno
28
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 83'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 80'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 73'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Ayumu Seko	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Marcinho	3
Takashi Inui	2
Hiroto Yamada	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Leo Ceara	2

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-11-07 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-11-03 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-10-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2021-10-03 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.4 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.46 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale42%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 4.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	70%	30%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw34% Kawasaki Frontale34%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

5.6%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

5.3%

1 – 1

5.2%

3 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 3

4.2%

2 – 4

3.3%

4 – 2

3.1%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	16%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	16%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	12%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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