Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Gamba Osaka
0 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 8 May 2021 · 09:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Joao Schmidt
Leandro Pereira 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto
  • Referee Mitsuharu Takeda
  • Referee Kogo Kumagai
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō 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
2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-01 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-03-17 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
02 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
18 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
14 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Gamba Osaka A 2–0 W
04 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 4–0 W
18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
14 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W
11 Apr FC Tōkyō A 4–2 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' We are underway at Panasonic Stadium Suita. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Yota Sato is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Yuki Yamamoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 416 appearances.
  • 25' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Tatsuya Hasegawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Japan international Miki Yamane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Joao Schmidt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Pereira on 59.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' The whistle greets Yuki Yamamoto as he departs to be replaced by Shu Kurata.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Kaoru Mitoma. He replaces Tatsuya Hasegawa on 71 minute.
  • 76' GOAL! Kaoru Mitoma scores on 76. Assisted by Shintaro Kurumaya
  • 77' Kaoru Mitoma with the second goal in the match!
  • 80' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Leandro Pereira by Patric on 80 minute.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Yasuto Wakizaka has done his job and it is now time for Koki Tsukagawa to step up.
  • 88' The whistle greets Leandro Damiao as he departs to be replaced by Kei Chinen.
  • 0-2 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 7
Akihiro Ienaga 5
Yusuke Segawa 3
Kosuke Onose 3
Shu Kurata 3
Marcinho 3
Dawhan 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2

Head to Head

2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-01 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-03-17 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-11 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Gamba Osaka L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.46 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka33% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale45%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
55%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
67%
Gamba Osaka or Kawasaki Frontale
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka29% Draw35% Kawasaki Frontale36%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
5.4%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 3
3.9%
2 – 4
3.4%
1 – 4
3.1%
0 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 15% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 17% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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