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	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

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 Tokyo	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

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' We are underway at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's 4-1-2-3 shape.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Takuma Ominami has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' Kota Takai adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
67' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact 4-1-2-3.
72' Leo Ceara does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
74' Kyohei Noborizato is replacing Shuto Tanabe for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
75' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Leandro Damiao off on 75 minutes.
76' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Satoki Uejo is withdrawn and Sota Kitano gets his opportunity.
81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
84' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Daiya Tono comes on to replace Kento Tachibanada.
85' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Jordy Croux is withdrawn and Matej Jonjic gets his opportunity.
87' Haruki Arai is replacing Capixaba for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
90' Kota Takai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cerezo Osaka FC 3-0 Kawasaki Frontale.

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
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

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 Tokyo 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.