Cerezo Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale — match summary
Japan · J1 League · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 13:00
Full time · score 2-4
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Cerezo Osaka 58 · Kawasaki Frontale 28
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Cerezo Osaka 29 · Kawasaki Frontale 56
Shots on target 2-5 · corners 3-2 · possession 40-60
NextGOAL tip: Cerezo Osaka +0.25 · 4 stars
Cerezo Osaka host Kawasaki Frontale in the J1 League, with the home side having just won 3-2 in their latest cup match, while the visitors also just won 4-0 in the same competition. Both therefore come into this game with confidence from their last outing, but their league situations are not far apart. Cerezo Osaka have 12 points from 9 matches, while Kawasaki Frontale have 13 points from 9 matches. Cerezo Osaka are unbeaten in 5 matches, but the 0-0 draw in their latest league game says the attack is still blunt, and a record of 7 scored and 12 conceded in 9 matches points to defence being a bigger concern than finishing. Kawasaki Frontale clearly score more (17 goals in 9 matches), and their numbers over the last 10 matches show more shots on target than the home side (6.4 per game compared to 4.6), though they also concede more shots on target. This game should be open and end-to-end, because both have just come from high-scoring matches and have attacks ready to use. If Cerezo Osaka score first from a home move, the game should flow in a direction where the home side control the tempo and force Kawasaki Frontale to open up, a situation the home side handles better than having to chase the score themselves.