Match Report
The table read 10th (Cerezo Osaka, 52 pts) against 8th (Kawasaki Frontale, 57 pts), 5 points apart. Cerezo Osaka had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cerezo Osaka 4, draws 4, Kawasaki Frontale 2, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Cerezo Osaka: Rafael Ratão (4'), S. Tanaka (7')


