Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Kawasaki Frontale

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

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

2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–4	L
19 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
06 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	2–2	D
02 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Kashima Antlers	A	2–0	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	4–1	W
19 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
12 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–1	W
06 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L
26 Feb	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–1	D
19 Feb	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–2	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

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 . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' What a strike from Takashi Inui! The score is 0-1.
18' Bruno Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' What composure from Takashi Inui! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-2.
34' 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.
36' Magnificent from Hiroto Yamada! That is 8 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
41' Japan international Yasuto Wakizaka has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
46' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Koki Tsukagawa is hanging Kazuya Yamamura on the field on 46 minute.
51' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Takashi Inui has done his job and it is now time for Jean Patric to step up.
65' Yu Kobayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Akihiro Ienaga on 65 minute.
67' What a strike from Hiroto Yamada! The score is 0-4.
72' 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.
73' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Satoki Uejo is hanging Hiroto Yamada on the field on 73 minute.
78' 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.
80' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroaki Okuno is replaced by Tokuma Suzuki on 80 minute.
85' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' Marcinho makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
With this win, Cerezo Osaka FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jung Sungryong
5
Shogo Taniguchi
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Yu Kobayashi 65'
14
Yasuto Wakizaka
9
Leandro Damiao ↓ Kei Chinen 46'
18
Chanathip Songkrasin ↓ Daiya Tono 46'
13
Miki Yamane
31
Kazuya Yamamura ↓ Koki Tsukagawa 46'
23
Marcinho
8
Kento Tachibanada ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 46'
15
Asahi Sasaki

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 65'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 46'
27
Kenta Tanno
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 46'
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 46'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 46'
24
Ten Miyagi

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Jean Patric ↑ 63'
29
Kakeru Funaki
11
Bruno Mendes ↑ 73'
16
Seiya Maikuma ↑ 80'
17
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 80'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 73'

Coach Akio Kogiku

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

2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-03-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2022-02-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2022-02-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.21 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.54 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale39% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC40%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

60%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

61%

Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale29% Draw34% Cerezo Osaka FC37%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 3

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 4

3.5%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	10%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	15%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	17%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	13%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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