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

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J. League · 2021

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 2

Full Time

Cerezo Osaka FC

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

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 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	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

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

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' That's the starting whistle at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yoshito Okubo makes no mistake. 0-1!
6' Brilliant from the ! Leandro Damiao makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 6.
7' Leandro Damiao doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' Yoshito Okubo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
42' Ryuya Nishio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
47' GOAL! Leandro Damiao fires home to make it 3-2!
52' 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.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Toshiyuki Takagi exits the field as Jun Nishikawa enters on 58.
62' Brilliant from the forward! Kaoru Mitoma makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 62.
64' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Joao Schmidt has done his job and it is now time for Koki Tsukagawa to step up.
68' The whistle greets Naoyuki Fujita as he departs to be replaced by Kato Mutsuki.
73' 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.
78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
79' Kento Tachibanada gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' Riki Matsuda gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Yoshito Okubo and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Leandro Damiao is withdrawn and Yu Kobayashi gets his opportunity.
Full Time. Kawasaki Frontale beats Cerezo Osaka FC

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
Marcinho	3
Ayumu Seko	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Yoshito Okubo	2
Kei Chinen	2
Takashi Inui	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.