Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

5 – 2

Full Time

Cerezo Osaka FC

Wed 19 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Hidemasa Morita 78' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi
Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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

Kawasaki Frontale 21 games · Avg 3.7 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	5–2	W
15 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	6–1	W
08 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
26 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
22 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–5	L
15 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–1	W
09 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
26 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
22 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–0	D

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

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

31% 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

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Cerezo Osaka FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' 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.
7' Bruno Mendes puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
12' 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.
17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' The deadlock is broken! Yasuto Wakizaka gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
31' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Kyohei Noborizato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
41' The 32-year-old Miki Yamane has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' Goal! Akihiro Ienaga scores his 51 goal in 452 matches.
47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
52' The deadlock is broken! Yu Kobayashi gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
57' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Koji Suzuki on, Bruno Mendes off on 57 minutes.
58' What composure from Ayumu Seko! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-2.
58' The whistle greets Toshiyuki Takagi as he departs to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
61' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 61 minute. Yasuto Wakizaka leaves to be changed by Kaoru Mitoma.
66' Hiroshi Kiyotake has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
71' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
74' Kaoru Mitoma makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
76' Reo Hatate makes way for Hidemasa Morita at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leandro Damiao makes it 5-2.
78' Poor challenge from Hidemasa Morita. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Eiichi Katayama comes on to replace Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
84' Honoya Shoji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroaki Okuno on 84 minute.
89' Ryota Ohshima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Akihiro Ienaga is replaced by Taisei Miyashiro.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kawasaki Frontale 5-2 Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
10
Ryota Ohshima
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Leandro Damiao 76'
1
Jung Sungryong
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shintaro Kurumaya 90'
5
Shogo Taniguchi C
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Taisei Miyashiro 90'
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 61'
25
Ao Tanaka
13
Miki Yamane
30
Reo Hatate ↓ Hidemasa Morita 76'

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 90'
6
Hidemasa Morita ↑ 76'
22
Hokuto Shimoda
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 76'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 90'
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 61'

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Honoya Shoji 84'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
5
Naoyuki Fujita
2
Riku Matsuda
22
Matej Jonjic
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Jun Nishikawa 57'
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↓ Yoichiro Kakitani 57'
20
Bruno Mendes ↓ Koji Suzuki 57'
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Eiichi Katayama 80'

Bench

6
Leandro Desabato
8
Yoichiro Kakitani ↑ 57'
16
Eiichi Katayama ↑ 80'
39
Honoya Shoji ↑ 84'
49
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 57'
45
Shu Mogi
18
Koji Suzuki ↑ 57'

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	7
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Leo Ceara	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Hiroaki Okuno	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-08-15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–6 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-08 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2020-08-01 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-07-26 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-08-15 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.44 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale48% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC31%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

69%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

52%

Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw35% Cerezo Osaka FC29%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

3 – 3

3.9%

4 – 2

3.3%

2 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	17%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	15%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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