Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Gamba Osaka
2 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita 20,734 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dawhan 29' 1–0
Juan Alano 50' 2–0
Y 0' Shintaro Kurumaya
Neta Lavi 15' Y
Issam Jebali 47' Y
YR 60' Shintaro Kurumaya

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
  • Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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
2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
01 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–4 L
18 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D
12 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
04 Mar Vissel Kobe A 0–4 L
25 Feb Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
01 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–3 W
18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D
11 Mar Albirex Niigata A 0–1 L
04 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
25 Feb Kashima Antlers A 2–1 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' Temperatures are rising at Panasonic Stadium Suita as Gamba Osaka face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Poyatos Algaba might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Joao Schmidt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Kurokawa made 416 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Kawasaki Frontale have won 583 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 55' Gamba Osaka currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Gamba Osaka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Riku Handa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Takuma Ominami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 7
Akihiro Ienaga 5
Kosuke Onose 3
Shu Kurata 3
Marcinho 3
Yusuke Segawa 3
Yu Kobayashi 2
Yasuto Wakizaka 2

Head to Head

2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-01 Shonan Bellmare 4–1 Gamba Osaka L 2023-03-18 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-03-04 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-02-25 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-04-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-03-04 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.76 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka47% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale32%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
68%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
53%
Gamba Osaka or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka39% Draw33% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.7%
3 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
4 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 17% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 14% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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