Friday , 6 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Gamba Osaka
3 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 19 May 2024 · 06:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Sai van Wermeskerken

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
2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Kawasaki Frontale H 3–1 W
15 May Tokyo Verdy A 0–0 D
11 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W
06 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
03 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
28 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Gamba Osaka A 1–3 L
15 May Sagan Tosu FC A 2–5 L
11 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D
03 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W
28 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–2 D

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
17% 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
1/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 4 G 2 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
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Gamba Osaka host Kawasaki Frontale — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 446 games and scored 571 goals.
  • 10' Takuma Ominami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Goal! Yusuke Segawa scores his 39 goal in 418 matches.
  • 28' GOAL! Shinnosuke Nakatani scores on 28. Assisted by Takashi Usami
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 38' Yusuke Segawa makes way for Sai van Wermeskerken at the 38 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 47.
  • 52' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' Japan international Ryoya Yamashita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The whistle greets Daiya Tono as he departs to be replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
  • 65' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 67' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shin Yamada is hanging Marcinho on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Shota Fukuoka adds to his 0 season tally! Gamba Osaka lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 77' The crowd applauds Jesiel as he leaves the pitch. Kota Takai steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 78' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 78 minute. Welton leaves to be changed by Shu Kurata.
  • 81' What composure from Shu Kurata! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Takashi Usami is replaced by Issam Jebali on 84 minute.
  • 85' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Ryoya Yamashita is withdrawn and Shinya Nakano gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Shoji Toyama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isa Sakamoto on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

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
Yasuto Wakizaka 2
Ryota Ohshima 2

Head to Head

2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-05-15 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2024-05-11 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2024-05-06 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-28 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.22 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka58% Draw18% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.37
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
76%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
42%
Gamba Osaka or Kawasaki Frontale
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka46% Draw31% Kawasaki Frontale23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
4 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
3 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 1
3.9%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 3
3.3%
5 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 16% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 17% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 12% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 7% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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