Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Cerezo Osaka FC

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Marcinho

Y 60' Erison

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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

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

2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–0	W
07 Apr	Albirex Niigata	A	1–0	W
03 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
16 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
09 Mar	Tōkyō Verdy	H	2–1	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–1	L
03 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
30 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	3–0	W
17 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cerezo Osaka FC and Kawasaki Frontale.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Akihiro Ienaga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
10' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' 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 Takuma Ominami suffering a number of foals already.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 100% of all matches.
50' Kyohei Noborizato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' The referee calls foul for Marcinho. He receives a card.
58' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Marcinho departs to be replaced by Daiya Tono.
60' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Erison will be fuming at that decision.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 452 games and scored 583 goals.
70' Leo Ceara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
72' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Vitor Bueno on, Masaya Shibayama off on 72 minutes.
73' Ze Ricardo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Yamamoto at the 73 minute mark.
78' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Yasuto Wakizaka is withdrawn and Patrick Verhon gets his opportunity.
80' Satoki Uejo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroaki Okuno on 80 minute.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Justin Hubner on, Lucas Fernandes off on 88 minutes.
The points are shared — Cerezo Osaka FC 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

34
Hiroto Yamada ↑ 72'
55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 72'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 80'
38
Sota Kitano
16
Hayato Okuda
28
Justin Hubner ↑ 88'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ze Ricardo ↑ 73'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 73'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 58'
15
Shuto Tanabe
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 73'
28
Patrick Verhon ↑ 79'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-04-07 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-04-03 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-03-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-03-16 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-04-03 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-03-30 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tōkyō W 2024-03-17 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.36 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Cerezo Osaka FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC65% Draw20% Kawasaki Frontale15%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

35%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC46% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	21%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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