Cerezo Osaka was in the end too much to handle for Kawasaki Frontale with the goal of Kota Takai (52′ own), Léo Ceará (72′ pen) and Ryo Watanabe (90′ pen).

The referee was Shu Kawamata assisted by Osamu Nomura and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Hiromichi Oka. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.41 degrees Celsius or 88.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Cerezo Osaka

3 - 0

Kawasaki Frontale

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 90 Attack 107
  • 43 Dangerous attack 53
  • 73 Ball safe 75
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Cerezo Osaka was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Kawasaki Frontale that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kawasaki Frontale was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Cerezo Osaka was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Cerezo Osaka shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kawasaki Frontale shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cerezo Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale received 1 yellow card (Kota Takai).

Match Timeline

52'
K. Takai(own-goal)
Léo Ceará(penalty)
72'
Jordy Croux(VAR)
69'
Kyohei Noborizato- sub ->Shuto Tanabe
74'
74'
Marcinho - sub ->Yusuke Segawa
75'
Akihiro Ienaga- sub ->Shin Yamada
S. Kitano- sub ->Satoki Uejo
75'
75'
Yu Kobayashi- sub ->Leandro Damião
84'
Daiya Tono- sub ->Kento Tachibanada
85'
85'
87'
Ryo Watanabe- sub ->Léo Ceará
87'
Ryo Watanabe(penalty)
90'
90'
K. Takai- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
FC Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After this match, Cerezo Osaka will have 45 points like Urawa Reds to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale will stay with 33 points like Tokyo and Gamba Osaka to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka will play away against Albirex Niigata on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Kawasaki Frontale will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 2nd of December with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).

Cerezo Osaka – Formation

Cerezo Osaka
G
Han-been Yang 1.South Korea
7.5
D
Ryosuke Shindo 3.Japan
7.0
D
Seiya Maikuma 16.Japan
6.7
D
Koji Toriumi 24.Japan
7.3
D
Kakeru Funaki 29.Japan
7.5
M
H. Kida 5.Japan
6.6
85'
M
Shinji Kagawa 8.Japan
7.0
M
Jordy Croux 11.Belgium
7.0
85'
M
Capixaba 27.Brazil
6.3
87'
F
Satoki Uejo 7.Japan
7.1
75'
F
Léo Ceará 9.Brazil
7.7
87' 72'
Substitutes
G
Keisuke Shimizu 31.Japan
D
M. Jonjić 22.Croatia
85'
M
Tokuma Suzuki 17.Japan
85'
M
Hiroaki Okuno 25.Japan
M
Haruki Arai 26.Japan
87'
F
Ryo Watanabe 35.Japan
7.3
87' 90'
F
S. Kitano 38.Japan
6.4
75'

Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Akio Kogiku decided to play with the following team: Han-been Yang (7.5), Seiya Maikuma (6.7), Ryosuke Shindo (7.0), Koji Toriumi (7.3), Kakeru Funaki (7.5), Jordy Croux (7.0), Hinata Kida (6.6), Shinji Kagawa (7.0), Capixaba (6.3), Léo Ceará (7.7) and Satoki Uejo (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tokuma Suzuki, Matej Jonjic, Hiroaki Okuno , Haruki Arai, Keisuke Shimizu, Ryo Watanabe (7.3) and Sota Kitano (6.4).

Substitutions

Cerezo Osaka made 5 changes: Jordy Croux for Matej Jonjic (85′), Hinata Kida for Tokuma Suzuki (85′), Satoki Uejo for Sota Kitano (75′), Capixaba for Haruki Arai (87′) and Léo Ceará for Ryo Watanabe (87′).

Best player: Léo Ceará​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cerezo Osaka was Léo Ceará.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Kawasaki Frontale – Formation

Kawasaki Frontale
G
Naoto Kamifukumoto 99.Japan
6.8
D
Shuto Tanabe 15.Japan
6.3
74'
D
K. Takai 29.Japan
6.6
90'
D
Kazuya Yamamura 31.Japan
6.1
M
Takuma Ominami 3.Japan
7.7
M
João Schmidt 6.Brazil
7.1
M
Kento Tachibanada 8.Japan
7.0
84'
M
Yasuto Wakizaka 14.Japan
6.7
M
Yusuke Segawa 30.Japan
7.1
74'
F
Leandro Damião 9.Brazil
6.7
75'
F
Shin Yamada 20.Japan
6.8
75'
Substitutes
G
Sung-ryong Jung 1.South Korea
D
Kyohei Noborizato 2.Japan
6.7
74'
M
Tatsuki Seko 16.Japan
M
Akihiro Ienaga 41.Japan
6.4
75'
F
Yu Kobayashi 11.Japan
6.7
75'
F
Daiya Tono 17.Japan
84'
F
Marcinho 23.Brazil
6.7
74'

Kawasaki Frontale started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Toru Oniki played with: Naoto Kamifukumoto (6.8), Kota Takai (6.6), Kazuya Yamamura (6.1), Shuto Tanabe (6.3), Takuma Ominami (7.7), Yasuto Wakizaka (6.7), João Schmidt (7.1), Kento Tachibanada (7.0), Yusuke Segawa (7.1), Shin Yamada (6.8) and Leandro Damião (6.7).

They had on the bench: Sung-Ryong Jung, Kyohei Noborizato (6.7), Yu Kobayashi (6.7), Tatsuki Seko, Daiya Tono, Marcinho (6.7) and Akihiro Ienaga (6.4).

Substitutions

Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Leandro Damião for Yu Kobayashi (75′), Shuto Tanabe for Kyohei Noborizato (74′), Yusuke Segawa for Marcinho (74′), Shin Yamada for Akihiro Ienaga (75′) and Kento Tachibanada for Daiya Tono (84′).

Best player: Takuma Ominami​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kawasaki Frontale was Takuma Ominami.

His rating is (7.7) with 40 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​