📏 Form Guide

Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 J1 League victory over Albirex Niigata.

In that match, Cerezo Osaka managed 35% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Cerezo Osaka was Léo Ceará (69'). At the other end, Albirex Niigata got 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Cerezo Osaka haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They have hit an aggregate of 9 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 3. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Their previous form shows that Cerezo Osaka:

• haven't lost in the league to Kawasaki Frontale in their last 4 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches at home.

Kawasaki Frontale

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Machida Zelvia in J1 League competition, Kawasaki Frontale will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Kawasaki Frontale managed 70% possession and 15 shots at goal with 1 on target. Machida Zelvia had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Shota Fujio (32') was the scorer for Machida Zelvia.

In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Tōru Oniki's Kawasaki Frontale have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times therefore earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Their previous form shows that Kawasaki Frontale:

• have not beaten Cerezo Osaka when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 02/04/2022 shows us that Cerezo Osaka have won 3 of them and Kawasaki Frontale 0, with the number of drawn results being 3.

A total of 17 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 12 of them for Sakura and 5 netted by Frontale. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 26 on 02/09/2023 and the score finished Cerezo Osaka 3-0 Kawasaki Frontale.

In that game, Cerezo Osaka managed 44% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Goals were scored by Léo Ceará (72') and Ryo Watanabe (92').

At the other end, Kawasaki Frontale got 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. Kota Takai (52' Own goal) was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Shu Kawamata.

🗞️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka

Ryosuke Shindo (Hamstring injury) and Shinnosuke Kinoshita (Hamstring muscle injury) will be missing for Cerezo Osaka manager Akio Kogiku.

📋 Team News: Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale boss Tōru Oniki has some current player fitness concerns. Shintaro Kurumaya (Meniscus injury), Bafétimbi Gomis (Hamstring injury), Ten Miyagi (Meniscus tear) and Ryota Oshima (Calf strain) can’t be considered. Kota Takai is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka could both find goals hard to come by here.

A draw is a real possibility, as a clear-cut winner doesn’t appear to be obvious. We therefore see a close game with a 0-0 score at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 05:08 13/04/2024