The J1 League match at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu on Sunday sees home side Kawasaki Frontale play Cerezo Osaka.
Our tips, poll and stats for Kawasaki Frontale v Cerezo Osaka can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Kawasaki Frontale
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Kawasaki Frontale, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-1 J1 League victory versus Yokohama FC.
In that game, Kawasaki Frontale had 73% possession and 15 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Kawasaki Frontale was Yuki Yamamoto (33'). Yokohama FC got 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Yuri Lara (4') and Boniface Nduka (83' Own goal) scored for Yokohama FC.
It’s not been often in recent games that Kawasaki Frontale haven’t conceded. The facts show that Kawasaki Frontale have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 9 goals along the way. We shall soon find out if that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Their previous form shows that Kawasaki Frontale:
- haven't beaten Cerezo Osaka in their last 6 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their last 4 league matches at home.
Cerezo Osaka
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Cerezo Osaka head into the game after a 1-0 J1 League win in the defeat of Yokohama F. Marinos in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Cerezo Osaka managed 51% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Cerezo Osaka was Rafael Ratão (24'). At the other end, Yokohama F. Marinos got 15 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
Looking at their form, and Cerezo Osaka have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 7 goals overall. Defensively, Cerezo Osaka certainly have room for improvement.
A look at their previous results shows us that Cerezo Osaka:
- have not beaten Kawasaki Frontale in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- haven't been beaten by Kawasaki Frontale in away games against them for the last 3 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 03/08/2022 tells us that Kawasaki Frontale have won 0 of these games & Cerezo Osaka 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 4.
12 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 4 from Frontale and 8 for Sakura. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The previous league fixture between the two was J1 League match day 23 on 14/07/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Cerezo Osaka.
On that occasion, Kawasaki Frontale managed 48% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Marcinho (36').
Cerezo Osaka had 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Vitor Bueno (77') was the scorer.
The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura.
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Team News: Kawasaki Frontale
Yu Kobayashi (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation), Shintaro Kurumaya (Adductor injury), Jesiel (Hamstring injury) and Geun-hyeong Lee (Meniscus tear) won’t be able to feature for Kawasaki Frontale gaffer Shigetoshi Hasebe.
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Team News: Cerezo Osaka
In an otherwise full-strength group, there is just the lone fitness issue for the Cerezo Osaka manager Arthur Papas to contend with. Yuichi Hirano (Meniscus injury) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Kawasaki Frontale should fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding against Cerezo Osaka, who could well find it tough scoring.
We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 2-0 winning score for Kawasaki Frontale at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the WDW market, a victory for Kawasaki Frontale is best priced at 1.85, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.75 & taking a punt on victory for Cerezo Osaka gets 3.9. They are the best returns on offer right now.
Peter Guest,
13:08 15/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kawasaki Frontale
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu (26,827)
Captain: Yasuto Wakizaka
Chairman: Akihiro Yoshida
Manager: Shigetoshi Hasebe
Competitions: J1 League position 16, AFC Champions League Elite (Final)
🔑 Key Man: Yasuto Wakizaka
Mostly taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Yasuto Wakizaka was born in Yokohama, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Kawasaki Frontale in the 2019 season, the skilful Midfielder has managed to score 2 league goals in the J1 League 2025 season so far in 13 appearances.