Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kawasaki Frontale
0 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 07:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 19,054 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 89' Capixaba

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Assistant 1 Taku Nakano
  • Assistant 2 Yukimasa Anai

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

8
3
9
Kawasaki Frontale 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D
11 Mar Albirex Niigata A 0–1 L
04 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
25 Feb Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
17 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–2 L
05 Nov FC Tōkyō A 3–2 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D
12 Mar Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
04 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
25 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 1–2 L
18 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–2 D
05 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC is underway.
  • 5' Sung-ryong Jung is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 10' Shinji Kagawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' The 40-year-old Akihiro Ienaga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 369 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 50' Shuto Tanabe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Kato Mutsuki by Leo Ceara on 69 minute.
  • 70' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Kato Mutsuki has done his job and it is now time for Leo Ceara to step up.
  • 75' 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.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Chanathip Songkrasin off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Capixaba comes on to replace Hirotaka Tameda.
  • 86' Yusuke Segawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcinho at the 86 minute mark.
  • 89' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Riku Matsuda trudges off to be replaced by Ryosuke Shindo on 90 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-03-04 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-02-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2022-11-05 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-03-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-02-25 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-02-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Albirex Niigata D 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.81 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale40% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
64%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
60%
Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale29% Draw40% Cerezo Osaka FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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