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 (2026/26)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

28% 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

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A goal from the Japan international Yoshito Okubo! He fires home on 5 to make it 0-1!
6' Assisted by Miki Yamane with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. 1-1!
7' Leandro Damiao with the second goal in the match!
12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
22' The Japan Yoshito Okubo breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 2-2!
27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
32' 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.
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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' Leandro Damiao puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' The supporters are chanting for Jun Nishikawa. He replaces Toshiyuki Takagi on 58 minute.
62' The Japan left winger Kaoru Mitoma breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 4-2!
64' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Koki Tsukagawa is hanging Joao Schmidt on the field on 64 minute.
68' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Naoyuki Fujita exits the field as Kato Mutsuki enters on 68.
73' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Riku Matsuda, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
79' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Yasuto Wakizaka departs to be replaced by Kento Tachibanada.
84' 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.
85' The whistle greets Yoshito Okubo as he departs to be replaced by Riki Matsuda.
90' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Leandro Damiao is replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ayumu Seko	3
Kaoru Mitoma	3
Marcinho	3
Kei Chinen	2
Takashi Inui	2
Hiroto Yamada	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	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.