Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Cerezo Osaka FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai 18,789 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kota Takai og 52' 1–0

Leo Ceara pen 72' 2–0

Ryo Watanabe pen 90+2' 3–0

Y 90' Kota Takai

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 Shu Kawamata (Japan)
Assistant 1 Osamu nomura
Assistant 2 Ryosuke Murai

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

2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
20 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	1–0	W
12 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
06 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L
16 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–3	L
26 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
19 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–3	L
12 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
06 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–4	L
22 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Akio Kogiku will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Leo Ceara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Kota Takai is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's 4-1-2-3 shape.
52' What a strike from Kota Takai! The score is 0-1.
57' Han-Been Yang has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
72' Brilliant from the ! Leo Ceara makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 72.
74' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Shuto Tanabe has done his job and it is now time for Kyohei Noborizato to step up.
75' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Leandro Damiao is replaced by Yu Kobayashi.
76' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Satoki Uejo trudges off to be replaced by Sota Kitano on 76 minutes.
81' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' The whistle greets Kento Tachibanada as he departs to be replaced by Daiya Tono.
85' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Jordy Croux is replaced by Matej Jonjic on 85 minute.
87' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Capixaba is replaced by Haruki Arai.
90' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

25
Hiroaki Okuno
22
Matej Jonjic ↑ 85'
17
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 85'
26
Haruki Arai ↑ 87'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 76'
35
Ryo Watanabe ↑ 87'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 75'
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↑ 74'
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 75'
23
Marcinho ↑ 74'
16
Tatsuki Seko
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 84'
1
Sung-ryong Jung

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Leo Ceara	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Hiroaki Okuno	2

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-08-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka L 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.78 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC64% Draw19% Kawasaki Frontale17%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

82%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

36%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC48% Draw34% Kawasaki Frontale18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.7%

3 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

1 – 2

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	19%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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