Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Fri 5 Apr 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Riku Matsuda

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

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

Kawasaki Frontale 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-01-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-08-10 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
31 Mar	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	A	2–0	W
17 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
10 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–2	D
01 Mar	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	FC Tokyo	H	0–0	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–0	W
17 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
09 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		Cerezo Osaka FC
#14	Position	#2
28	Points	31
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
38	Scored	48
40	Conceded	38
-2	GD	+10
1.56	PPG	1.72
56%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Hiroshi Kiyotake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Souza is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' Yoichiro Kakitani puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 32.
37' 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 Shogo Taniguchi suffering a number of foals already.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
49' The deadlock is broken! Kei Chinen gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
51' Tatsuya Yamashita gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Riku Matsuda and will look to change the dynamic.
56' Japan international Ao Tanaka has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
61' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
66' Hiroyuki Abe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 439 appearances.
70' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Leandro Desabato is replaced by Hiroaki Okuno on 70 minute.
74' The whistle greets Kei Chinen as he departs to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi.
79' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
80' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kengo Nakamura exits the field as Tatsuya Hasegawa enters on 80.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
88' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Atomu Tanaka comes on to replace Hiroshi Kiyotake.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jung Sungryong
3
Tatsuki Nara
6
Hidemasa Morita
2
Kyohei Noborizato
5
Shogo Taniguchi C
14
Kengo Nakamura ↓ Tatsuya Hasegawa 80'
8
Hiroyuki Abe ↓ Leandro Damiao 88'
41
Akihiro Ienaga
25
Ao Tanaka
20
Kei Chinen ↓ Yu Kobayashi 74'
27
Yuto Suzuki

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato ↓ Hiroaki Okuno 70'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
9
Ken Tokura
2
Riku Matsuda ↓ Tatsuya Yamashita 51'
22
Matej Jonjic
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
8
Yoichiro Kakitani
11
Souza
3
Yasuki Kimoto
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Atomu Tanaka 88'
16
Eiichi Katayama

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Erison	2
Yoshito Okubo	2
Kei Chinen	2
Takashi Inui	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-03-31 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-03-17 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2019-03-10 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2019-02-23 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 FC Tokyo D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-03-30 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.77 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.06 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

60%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

64%

Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale27% Draw39% Cerezo Osaka FC34%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3 – 1

2 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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