Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 2 Jul 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kakeru Funaki 61' Y
Y 90' Asahi Sasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

9
3
8
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
26 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
18 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
29 May Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
25 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
21 May Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
25 Jun Júbilo Iwata H 1–1 D
18 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 5–2 W
29 May Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–1 L
25 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–4 L
21 May Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cerezo Osaka FC launch into their encounter with Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Ryota Ohshima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Hirotaka Tameda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Chanathip Songkrasin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' GOAL! Yasuto Wakizaka fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 444 games and scored 567 goals.
  • 56' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Kakeru Funaki adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kakeru Funaki.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Taggart is hanging Hiroto Yamada on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Shogo Taniguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Koji Toriumi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Chanathip Songkrasin off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Bruno Mendes is replaced by Kato Mutsuki.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Asahi Sasaki on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
  • Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Cerezo Osaka FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-06-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-05-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-05-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Júbilo Iwata D 2022-06-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-05-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 0–4 Shonan Bellmare L 2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.47 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC55% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
45%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC41% Draw36% Kawasaki Frontale23%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4%
4 – 1
4%
1 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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