On Jul 2nd, Cerezo Osaka will host Kawasaki Frontale in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. Cerezo Osaka sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Matej Jonjic struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse on an own goal in the 35th minute, then Kakeru Funaki tied it up for Cerezo Osaka in the 76th minute on a feed from Tokuma Suzuki earning them at least the one point. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kawasaki Frontale recorded a 1-1 draw against Júbilo Iwata. Miki Yamane struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 33rd minute on a feed from Shogo Taniguchi, then Makito Ito tied it up for Júbilo Iwata in the 85th minute on a feed from Yasuhito Endo earning them at least the one point. Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka last played eachother at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium on Sat Apr 2nd. Cerezo Osaka was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Takashi Inui struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 13th minute, then Takashi Inui added another in the 28th minute.
Kawasaki Frontale is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yu Kobayashi and Ienaga each having 2 goals in their last 5. Cerezo Osaka is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Okuno and Adam Taggart each having 2 goals in their last 5.