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

J. League · 2019
Kawasaki Frontale
1 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Fri 5 Apr 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Riku Matsuda

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tōkyō H 0–0 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
43% 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
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Kei Chinen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yoichiro Kakitani makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 443 games and scored 565 goals.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 49' Magnificent from Kei Chinen! That is 39 goals in 443 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 51 minute. Riku Matsuda leaves to be changed by Tatsuya Yamashita.
  • 56' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Kawasaki Frontale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroaki Okuno is hanging Leandro Desabato on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Yu Kobayashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kei Chinen at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' Tatsuya Hasegawa gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Kengo Nakamura and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Leandro Desabato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' Atomu Tanaka is replacing Hiroshi Kiyotake for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

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

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

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 Tōkyō 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
4%
3 – 1
4%
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.