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 21 games · Avg 3.7 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

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

8% 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

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	8 G	3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	4 G	4 A
Tatsuya Ito	3 G	3 A
Pedro Romano	3 G
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo Osaka FC are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Shin Yamada, a Japan forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Damiao is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Capixaba suffering a number of foals already.
50' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Kota Takai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
57' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' Leo Ceara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
74' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Shuto Tanabe trudges off to be replaced by Kyohei Noborizato on 74 minutes.
75' The crowd applauds Leandro Damiao as he leaves the pitch. Yu Kobayashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
76' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Satoki Uejo by Sota Kitano on 76 minute.
81' Kazuya Yamamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Kento Tachibanada trudges off to be replaced by Daiya Tono on 84 minutes.
85' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Jordy Croux is replaced by Matej Jonjic.
87' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 87 minute. Capixaba leaves to be changed by Haruki Arai.
90' Kota Takai has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

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
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Marcinho	3
Takashi Inui	2
Hiroto Yamada	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 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.