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Cerezo Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 07:00 BST, KINCHO Stadium, Osaka

Pablo Javier Machín Díez and Shigetoshi Hasebe meet in the J-League on Saturday morning, as Cerezo Osaka face Kawasaki Frontale at the KINCHO Stadium. All of the important stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Cerezo and Kawasaki during the traditional 90 mins. It's a bet the statistics below and the odds are both leaning towards here, and an outcome that we've seen these sides produce before. Without a strong favourite to win the game, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5 goals.

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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cerezo
41%
33/20
8%
-
Draw
29%
5/2-
Kawasaki
30%
13/10
6%
-
Cerezo 1-0
14%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
13/2
7%
-
Draw 0-0
11%
16/1
13%
-
Kawasaki 1-0
11%
12/1
8%
-
Cerezo 2-0
8%
16/1
13%
-
Cerezo 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
-
Kawasaki 2-1
6%
9/1-
Kawasaki 2-0
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
10/1
8%
-
Cerezo 3-0
3%
28/1
12%
-
Cerezo 3-1
3%
18/1-
Kawasaki 3-1
2%
16/1
11%
-
Kawasaki 3-0
2%
22/1
12%
-
Cerezo 3-2
2%
20/1
9%
-
Kawasaki 3-2
1%
20/1
9%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
8/15
6%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
7/5
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
20/21
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
5/6
4%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
4/9
6%
-
BTTS - No
56%
13/8
11%
-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
18%
3/1
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
3/1
8%
-
Home/draw
70%
4/7
5%
-
Away/draw
59%
4/9
4%
-
Home/away
71%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1/6
1%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
4/1
11%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
5/4
10%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
4/7
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
3/1
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
2/9
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
7/1
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/12
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
16/1
13%
-
Home DNB
61%
1/1
9%
-
Away DNB
50%
8/11
5%
-
Cerezo win to nil
26%
5/1
9%
-
Kawasaki win to nil
19%
9/2-
Cerezo / Cerezo
19%
10/3
8%
-
Cerezo / Kawasaki
4%
20/1
9%
-
Cerezo / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Cerezo
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Kawasaki
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
8%
-
Kawasaki / Cerezo
4%
22/1-
Kawasaki / Kawasaki
22%
11/4
6%
-
Kawasaki / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Cerezo have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league. Cerezo are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Cerezo have conceded 8 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cerezo have played 5 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 1 goal, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Kawasaki lay in 8th place on 13 points in the J-League league table having played 8 matches. Kawasaki are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Kawasaki have conceded 6 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Kawasaki have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cerezo
Kawasaki
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashiwa9702721 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
Dec 19
Nov 7
2
Avispa000000 
Apr 9
l
 
3-0A
Nov 21
May 29
3
Cerezo000000 
-
-
May 22
Oct 17
4
Machida96211220 
Dec 12
Jun 6
Feb 27
l
 
2-1F
5
Fagiano000000 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 24
Oct 25
May 3
6
Gamba Osaka000000 
Feb 13
Nov 8
Nov 29
Apr 3
7
Tokyo9621920 
Nov 21
Mar 13
Mar 20
Dec 4
8
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Mar 20
Nov 28
d
 
2-2F
-
9
Kashima9513316 
Apr 17
Oct 31
d
 
3-3A
May 9
10
Nagoya000000 
May 9
Oct 21
l
 
1-2A
Apr 24
11
Hiroshima000000 
Mar 6
l
 
6-1A
Jun 6
d
 
1-1A
12
Yokohama FM9432415 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 27
May 15
Nov 1
13
Kawasaki9342313 
Oct 17
May 22
-
-
14
Shimizu000000 
w
 
1-0F
May 15
w
 
3-1F
Mar 10
15
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Apr 29
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Nov 25
16
Vissel Kobe000000 
Feb 20
l
 
1-0A
Oct 21
Feb 13
17
Urawa Reds9405-512 
May 29
Nov 25
Mar 6
Dec 13
18
Mito9234-19 
Dec 5
Mar 10
Apr 29
w
 
0-1F
19
JEF United9126-115 
Oct 25
Dec 19
w
 
4-2F
Feb 20
20
Tokyo Verdy9045-104 
d
 
0-00-0
May 3
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
Afc Champions League
Final Series
Play Offs
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
4
Cerezo have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home league games
Cerezo 2ND
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cerezo0 - 0Yokohama FM
Cerezo0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Cerezo2 - 0Kashiwa
Cerezo1 - 0Shimizu
Cerezo2 - 1Fagiano
Cerezo1 - 3Yokohama
Cerezo2 - 0Kawasaki
Cerezo1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo1 - 1Kashiwa
Cerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Cerezo1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Cerezo3 - 1Albirex
Cerezo0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Cerezo2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Cerezo4 - 2Shimizu
Cerezo2 - 0Avispa
Cerezo1 - 0Yokohama FM
Cerezo1 - 2Machida
Cerezo1 - 1Tokyo
Cerezo1 - 0Kashima
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCerezo0 - 0Yokohama FM
ACerezo1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
ACerezo1 - 6Hiroshima
HCerezo0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HCerezo2 - 0Kashiwa
ACerezo0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HCerezo1 - 0Shimizu
ACerezo0 - 3Avispa
HCerezo2 - 1Fagiano
HCerezo1 - 3Yokohama
ACerezo1 - 3Yokohama FM
ACerezo4 - 1Shimizu
HCerezo2 - 0Kawasaki
ACerezo2 - 1Fagiano
ACerezo1 - 2Nagoya
HCerezo1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
ACerezo1 - 3Kashima
HCerezo1 - 1Kashiwa
ACerezo4 - 2Avispa
HCerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Kawasaki 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mito0 - 1Kawasaki
Machida2 - 1Kawasaki
Hiroshima1 - 1Kawasaki
Tokyo Verdy1 - 1Kawasaki
Urawa Reds4 - 0Kawasaki
Cerezo2 - 0Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Shonan1 - 2Kawasaki
Yokohama FM0 - 3Kawasaki
Nagoya3 - 4Kawasaki
Albirex1 - 1Kawasaki
Gamba Osaka2 - 1Kawasaki
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Kawasaki
Yokohama0 - 1Kawasaki
Hiroshima1 - 2Kawasaki
Kashima2 - 1Kawasaki
Al Ahli Jeddah2 - 0Kawasaki
Al Nassr2 - 3Kawasaki
Vissel Kobe2 - 1Kawasaki
Shimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKawasaki1 - 2Nagoya
HKawasaki3 - 3Kashima
AKawasaki1 - 0Mito
HKawasaki3 - 1Shimizu
AKawasaki1 - 2Machida
HKawasaki4 - 2JEF United
AKawasaki1 - 1Hiroshima
HKawasaki2 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AKawasaki1 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AKawasaki0 - 4Urawa Reds
HKawasaki1 - 2Hiroshima
HKawasaki1 - 1Fagiano
AKawasaki0 - 2Cerezo
HKawasaki5 - 3Shimizu
AKawasaki1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HKawasaki4 - 4Kashiwa
AKawasaki2 - 1Shonan
HKawasaki0 - 1Tokyo
AKawasaki3 - 0Yokohama FM
HKawasaki5 - 3Machida
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Cerezo have beaten Kawasaki in 4 consecutive home league meetings
3
Cerezo have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Kawasaki
League games at Cerezo since 2018
Cerezo
Kawasaki
Goals: Scored
14
10
Games: Scored
8 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
0 / 8
CER
6
KAW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cerezo
Cerezo2 - 0
Cerezo1 - 0
Cerezo3 - 0
Cerezo2 - 1
1 - 4Kawasaki
1 - 3Kawasaki
Cerezo2 - 1
Cerezo2 - 1
League games at Kawasaki since 2018
Kawasaki
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
14
12
Games: Scored
7 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
1 / 8
CER
2
D
3
KAW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kawasaki
Kawasaki2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4Cerezo
Kawasaki3 - 2
Kawasaki5 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cerezo
Goal Statistics
Cerezo 2nd Kawasaki 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Kawasaki scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Cerezo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Kawasaki’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Cerezo
PG (predicted goals)
Kawasaki
1.2
1
Attack rating
CER
KAW
54%
better
view stats
Games scored5
9
Failed to score4
0
Scored first2
5
Goals scored7
17
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
13
Avg. shots per goal11
7
Conversion rate for9
15
Avg. XG for0.9
1.7
KickOff rating
+54%
Defence rating
19%
better
CER
KAW
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded12
14
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+19%

Cerezo v Kawasaki J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9323
K NakamuraS SakuragawaS Kagawa J Irvine
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Nakamura GLK9
1
-
D Cools DEF9
1
-
R Inoue DEF9
-
A Ohata DEF9
2
-
S Tanaka MID9
-
S Hatanaka DEF8
1
-
J Irvine MID81
3
-
S Kagawa  MID82
1
-
Y. Yokoyama MID81
-
T Andrade FWD81
-
S Sakuragawa FWD83
1
-
L Fernandes MID71
1
-
P Sabbag FWD7
1
-
H Okuda DEF61
-
T Nakamura DEF5
1
-
Y Komi MID5
1
-
K Okazawa MID51
-
J Hernández DEF3
1
-
S Uejo MID31
-
K Noborizato DEF2
-
T. Takahashi DEF1
-
Kawasaki J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9633
S BrodersenMarcinhoY WakizakaT Ito
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brodersen GLK9
-
S Miura DEF91
-
A Sasaki DEF91
-
Y Yamamoto MID911
1
-
K Tachibanada MID9
-
Y Wakizaka MID933
-
Marcinho FWD961
1
-
T Ito FWD921
3
-
P. de Oliveira Romano DEF81
2
-
R Yamahara  DEF81
1
-
H Taniguchi DEF7
-
Y Ozeki MID7
1
-
S Kawahara MID6
-
K. Mochiyama FWD61
-
D Lacerda FWD513
1
-
F Uremovic DEF4
1
-
L Romanic FWD42
1
-
K Konno FWD4
-
R. Osa FWD3
-
Y Maruyama  DEF2
-
T Miyagi FWD2
-
A Ienaga FWD2
-
Shuto Yamaichi MID1
-