Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Gamba Osaka
2 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 6 Mar 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Keisuke Kurokawa 52' Y
Y 90' Shogo Taniguchi

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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
2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 D
26 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
19 Feb Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
27 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 1–4 L
20 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 1–3 L
07 Nov Ōita FC Trinita A 3–2 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–2 D
02 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W
26 Feb Kashima Antlers A 2–0 W
23 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–4 L
18 Feb FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
27 Nov Gamba Osaka H 4–1 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gamba Osaka is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
  • 5' Yasuto Wakizaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale have won 583 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' Magnificent from Yuki Yamamoto! That is 10 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' Kei Chinen is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 44' Japan international Ten Miyagi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Miki Yamane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Keisuke Kurokawa was booked on 52.
  • 57' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kohei Okuno is hanging Mitsuki Saito on the field on 57 minute.
  • 58' Yu Kobayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daiya Tono on 58 minute.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Damiao made 346 appearances and scored 74 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' The crowd applauds Yuki Yamamoto as he leaves the pitch. Ju Sejong steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 72' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Yuki Yamamoto is withdrawn and Ju Sejong gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The whistle greets Kei Chinen as he departs to be replaced by Ten Miyagi.
  • 75' GOAL! Ten Miyagi fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 76' GOAL! Kosuke Onose fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 77' Kosuke Onose makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
  • 78' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Ryu Takao has done his job and it is now time for Ko Yanagisawa to step up.
  • 83' Takashi Usami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Shogo Taniguchi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

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

2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-02-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-11-07 Ōita FC Trinita 2–3 Gamba Osaka W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-02-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.65 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.66 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka38% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes85% 0% No15%
Avg goals/match: 5.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 89%
11%
± 3.5 76%
24%
± 4.5 60%
40%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
59%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
62%
Gamba Osaka or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka34% Draw32% Kawasaki Frontale34%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
4.7%
3 – 3
4.6%
1 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 4
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%
3 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 12% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 16% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 16% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 12% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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