Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 2

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 09:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

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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 Ryuji Sato
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Keigo Sendachi

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

2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–2	W
26 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	2–0	W
19 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
16 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
05 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
27 Feb	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–0	W
19 Dec	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
16 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L
12 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–0	D
05 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium!
5' What a moment for Yoshito Okubo! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
6' What composure from Leandro Damiao! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
7' GOAL! Leandro Damiao fires home to make it 2-1!
12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' Brilliant from the ! Yoshito Okubo makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 22.
27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' The 29-year-old Kaoru Mitoma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' A quiet spell here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Leandro Damiao does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
58' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Toshiyuki Takagi has done his job and it is now time for Jun Nishikawa to step up.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kaoru Mitoma makes it 4-2.
64' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Joao Schmidt by Koki Tsukagawa on 64 minute.
68' Kato Mutsuki gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Naoyuki Fujita and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' Kento Tachibanada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka on 79 minute.
84' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Yoshito Okubo exits the field as Riki Matsuda enters on 85.
90' The supporters are chanting for Yu Kobayashi. He replaces Leandro Damiao on 90 minute.
3-2 the final result. Cerezo Osaka FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
6
Joao Schmidt ↓ Koki Tsukagawa 64'
1
Jung Sungryong
5
Shogo Taniguchi C
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Daiya Tono 90'
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
25
Ao Tanaka
9
Leandro Damiao ↓ Yu Kobayashi 90'
13
Miki Yamane
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Tatsuya Hasegawa 90'
47
Reo Hatate

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 90'
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 90'
27
Kenta Tanno
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 64'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 90'
22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 79'

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.43 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale51% Draw20% Cerezo Osaka FC29%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.53

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	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

71%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

49%

Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw35% Cerezo Osaka FC29%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	15%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	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.