Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

5 – 0

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Gamba Osaka

Wed 25 Nov 2020 · 09:30 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Takahiro Okano
Referee Naoya Okawa
Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama

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

Kawasaki Frontale 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-09-01 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	5–0	W
21 Nov	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
18 Nov	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–1	W
14 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
03 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
31 Oct	FC Tōkyō	H	2–1	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–5	L
22 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–1	W
14 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	H	0–4	L
11 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
03 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
31 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W

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

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

14% 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

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	2 G	1 A
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G
Asahi Uenaka	1 G
Welton	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka.
5' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Masaaki Higashiguchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuya Fukuda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
15' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Ao Tanaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 444 appearances.
22' Assisted by Kyohei Noborizato with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. 1-0!
27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Akihiro Ienaga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
49' A stunning finish from Akihiro Ienaga — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' Jesiel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
59' Kyohei Noborizato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
64' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
69' Gamba Osaka make a change. Takashi Usami trudges off to be replaced by Kazuma Watanabe on 69 minutes.
70' Shuhei Kawasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shu Kurata on 70 minute.
73' Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with the perfectly-timed delivery and Akihiro Ienaga makes no mistake. 4-0!
74' The whistle greets Yuya Fukuda as he departs to be replaced by Dai Tsukamoto.
79' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Leandro Damiao off on 82 minutes.
84' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shoji Toyama is hanging Ryu Takao on the field on 84 minute.
85' Shoji Toyama is replacing Ryu Takao for the Gamba Osaka side.
86' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kengo Nakamura is hanging Ryota Ohshima on the field on 86 minute.
90' What a strike from Manabu Saito! The score is 5-0.
90' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Ao Tanaka by Yasuto Wakizaka on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 82'
14
Kengo Nakamura ↑ 86'
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 90'
22
Hokuto Shimoda
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 86'
27
Kenta Tanno
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 82'

Coach Toru Oniki

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Shunya Suganuma
39
Kazuma Watanabe ↑ 69'
26
Kohei Okuno ↑ 69'
16
Jun Ichimori
38
Shoji Toyama ↑ 84'
34
Shuhei Kawasaki ↑ 69'
30
Dai Tsukamoto ↑ 74'

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-21 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2020-10-31 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 FC Tōkyō W

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2020-11-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2020-10-31 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.86 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.14 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale53% Draw20% Gamba Osaka27%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 5

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

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

73%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

47%

Kawasaki Frontale or Gamba Osaka

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw33% Gamba Osaka25%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

4 – 2

4.1%

3 – 3

4.1%

4 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.1%

4 – 3

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	15%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	18%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	13%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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