Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kawasaki Frontale
4 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Gen Shoji

Overview

Match Preview

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

9
5
8
Kawasaki Frontale 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Gamba Osaka H 4–1 W
20 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 4–1 W
07 Nov Sagan Tosu FC A 1–3 L
03 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
24 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
02 Oct FC Tokyo H 1–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
03 Nov Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–0 W
23 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
16 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Todoroki Athletics Stadium!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Masanobu Matsunami might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' What a strike from Leandro Damiao! The score is 1-0.
  • 9' What composure from Reo Hatate! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' Takashi Usami adds to his 2 season tally! Gamba Osaka lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 22' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 37' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Miki Yamane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Gen Shoji has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Gamba Osaka have won 389 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
  • 62' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Marcinho has done his job and it is now time for Ryota Ohshima to step up.
  • 66' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuji Ono is hanging Yuya Fukuda on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Wellington Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 346 appearances.
  • 76' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Akihiro Ienaga as he leaves the pitch. Yu Kobayashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 80' Wellington Silva gets the nod from Gamba Osaka. He replaces Kosuke Onose and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Kazuya Yamamura on, Kento Tachibanada off on 83 minutes.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Leandro Damiao — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Kohei Okuno is withdrawn and Yuki Yamamoto gets his opportunity.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kawasaki Frontale players.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

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

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 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo W

Gamba Osaka Form

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 2021-11-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.88 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale56% Draw19% Gamba Osaka25%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 5
Actual: Yes — both scored

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 54%
46%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
75%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
44%
Kawasaki Frontale or Gamba Osaka
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw33% Gamba Osaka25%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
3 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
3.1%
2 – 0
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% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 13% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 8% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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