Thursday , 1 October 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 18 May 2025 · 06:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Asahi Sasaki 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Kawasaki Frontale 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
14 May Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
20 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
16 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
12 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L
11 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W
06 May Vissel Kobe A 3–1 W
03 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 3–2 W
29 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L
25 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 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
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
43% 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/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Todoroki Athletics Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Brazil international Thiago Andrade has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arthur Papas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' The 22-year-old Sota Kitano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Asahi Sasaki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Asahi Sasaki on 53.
  • 57' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Hinata Kida exits the field as Motohiko Nakajima enters on 57.
  • 61' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Marcinho has done his job and it is now time for Yuto Ozeki to step up.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' The whistle greets Shin Yamada as he departs to be replaced by Erison.
  • 72' Masaya Shibayama has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kota Takai, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 80' Yusuke Segawa gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Rafael Ratao trudges off to be replaced by Thiago Andrade on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Erison has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Masaya Shibayama. He replaces Ryuya Nishio on 87 minute.
  • 88' What a moment for Erison! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 7
Marcinho 3
Ayumu Seko 3
Kaoru Mitoma 3
Erison 2
Yoshito Okubo 2
Kei Chinen 2
Takashi Inui 2

Head to Head

2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-04-25 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale41% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC35%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
65%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
59%
Kawasaki Frontale or Cerezo Osaka FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale30% Draw40% Cerezo Osaka FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%

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% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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