Week 6 brings us a match on Apr 2nd where Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka will play a match in Kawasaki in a J-League match. Kawasaki Frontale is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nogami scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale on an own goal in the 73rd minute, then Miki Yamane added another in the 88th minute In the end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima couldn’t muster any offence and Kawasaki Frontale ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 8th placed Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Consadole Sapporo. Hiroto Yamada struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 25th minute, then in the 30th minute, Lucas Fernandes sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daihachi Okamura . Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kiyotake and Ryosuke Shindo are the top scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Miki Yamane has been the most prolific scorer on Kawasaki Frontale in the last 5 matches with two goals.