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

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J. League · 2022

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 1

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 2 Jul 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Kakeru Funaki 61' Y

Y 90' Asahi Sasaki

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jun	Jubilo Iwata	H	1–1	D
18 Jun	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	5–2	W
29 May	Kyoto 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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Shogo Taniguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
36' Against the run of play, Yasuto Wakizaka has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' Kakeru Funaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kakeru Funaki.
66' 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.
67' The whistle greets Hiroto Yamada as he departs to be replaced by Adam Taggart.
72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
77' Shintaro Kurumaya has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
79' The whistle greets Chanathip Songkrasin as he departs to be replaced by Ten Miyagi.
83' Kato Mutsuki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Mendes at the 83 minute mark.
88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
10
Ryota Ohshima
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Leandro Damiao 79'
1
Jung Sungryong
5
Shogo Taniguchi
41
Akihiro Ienaga
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Marcinho 67'
18
Chanathip Songkrasin ↓ Ten Miyagi 79'
13
Miki Yamane
19
Daiya Tono ↓ Asahi Sasaki 67'
8
Kento Tachibanada

Bench

9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 79'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura
23
Marcinho ↑ 67'
3
Koki Tsukagawa
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 79'
15
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 67'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Yoshito Okubo	2
Kei Chinen	2
Takashi Inui	2
Hiroto Yamada	2

Head to Head

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 Jubilo Iwata D 2022-06-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-05-29 Kyoto 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

3 – 0

4 – 1

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.