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Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 0
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Bumpei Ueda
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
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

9
5
8
Kawasaki Frontale 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-12-23 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2017-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-11-27 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-02-06 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
04 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 0–0 D
02 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
25 Feb Júbilo Iwata A 3–0 W
24 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–3 L
18 Feb Júbilo Iwata H 0–5 L
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L
04 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
03 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
26 Feb Júbilo Iwata A 0–1 L
24 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 2–3 L
19 Feb Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka
#14 Position #5
28 Points 28
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
38 Scored 61
40 Conceded 53
-2 GD +8
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
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Mizuki Ichimaru needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yu Kobayashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 45' Shogo Taniguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Shun Nagasawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 452 games and scored 583 goals.
  • Gamba Osaka will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

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

2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-12-23 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2017-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-11-27 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-02-06 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2018-03-04 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-02-25 Júbilo Iwata 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-02-24 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Júbilo Iwata L

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-03-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-03-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-02-26 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.25 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale47% Draw21% Gamba Osaka32%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
69%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
53%
Kawasaki Frontale or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale35% Draw36% Gamba Osaka29%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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