Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 25 Oct 2025 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 79' Filip Uremovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
3
8
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
18 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W
04 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
28 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
23 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–3 L
20 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
18 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–3 W
04 Oct Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D
23 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
20 Sep FC Tōkyō 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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cerezo Osaka FC is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
  • 4' Rafael Ratao puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
  • 7' Shunta Tanaka adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
  • 17' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Ayumu Ohata has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arthur Papas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Filip Uremovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuto Tanabe at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Japan international Masaya Shibayama has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 60' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is replaced by Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Shion Homma on, Thiago Andrade off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Tatsuya Ito off on 75 minutes.
  • 79' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Filip Uremovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Lazar Romanic is replacing Erison for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 84' Kawasaki Frontale have won 571 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 89' Shinji Kagawa is replacing Masaya Shibayama for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-10-18 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-10-04 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-09-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-23 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.31 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC56% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale22%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
44%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kawasaki Frontale
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC43% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale19%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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