On Mar 18th, Kawasaki Frontale hosts Cerezo Osaka in a J-League match. Kawasaki Frontale sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Albirex Niigata. Ryotaro Ito struck first for Albirex Niigata in the 22nd minute on a feed from Watanabe, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kawasaki Frontale was frustrated by Albirex Niigata’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Albirex Niigata ended the match with the shutout victory. Kawasaki Frontale looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 13th placed Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sagan Tosu. Shinji Kagawa struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 38th minute on a feed from M. Kato, then M. Kato added another in the 52nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Cerezo Osaka won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Okuno and Hirotaka Tameda are the top scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Kawasaki Frontale is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ryoma Watanabe and Marcinho each only have 1 goal in their last 5.