Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Gamba Osaka
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 20 Jul 2025 · 10:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Deniz Hummet 35' Y
Welton 66' Y

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

8
5
9
Gamba Osaka 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
05 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
28 Jun Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–3 L
22 Jun FC Tokyo H 2–0 W
15 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D
31 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
29 Jun Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L
25 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–1 W
21 Jun Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
14 Jun Yokohama FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Kawasaki Frontale
#5 Position #14
28 Points 28
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
61 Scored 38
53 Conceded 40
+8 GD -2
1.56 PPG 1.56
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Gamba Osaka have kicked off against Kawasaki Frontale. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Yuki Yamamoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Yu Kobayashi gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' Gamba Osaka have won 387 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a card for Deniz Hummet.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuto Wakizaka, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Erison. He replaces Yu Kobayashi on 46 minute.
  • 48' A goal from the Japan international Shu Kurata! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' Asahi Sasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' GOAL! Deniz Hummet scores on 57. Assisted by Welton
  • 62' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 64' Ryoya Yamashita is replacing Shu Kurata for the Gamba Osaka side.
  • 66' Welton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 70' Ten Miyagi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcinho at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Tatsuya Ito departs to be replaced by Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 77' Gamba Osaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Kento Tachibanada. He replaces So Kawahara on 79 minute.
  • 82' Makoto Mitsuta is replacing Neta Lavi for the Gamba Osaka side.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Rin Mito on, Tokuma Suzuki off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Issam Jebali gets the nod from Gamba Osaka. He replaces Deniz Hummet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 7
Akihiro Ienaga 5
Shu Kurata 3
Marcinho 3
Yusuke Segawa 3
Kosuke Onose 3
Ryota Ohshima 2
Juan Alano 2

Head to Head

2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-07-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-06-28 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tokyo W 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-31 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-07-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-29 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-21 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2025-06-14 Yokohama FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.92 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka58% Draw19% Kawasaki Frontale23%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
77%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
42%
Gamba Osaka or Kawasaki Frontale
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka45% Draw33% Kawasaki Frontale22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.2%
4 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 16% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 18% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.