Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2023
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 4
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 6 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 20,162 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Hideki Ishige
Yasuto Wakizaka 27' 1–1
1–2 30' Issam Jebali pen
1–3 41' Juan Alano
Yusuke Segawa 71' 2–3
Yusuke Segawa 75' 3–3
3–4 90+6' Dawhan
Y 35' Hiroki Fujiharu
Y 73' Juan Alano
Y 83' Takashi Usami
Kento Tachibanada 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto
  • Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
  • Assistant 2 Taku Nakano
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Tōkyō 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
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 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–4 L
22 Jul Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
15 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–0 W
08 Jul Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
01 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
24 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 4–3 W
16 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 3–1 W
08 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W
01 Jul Yokohama FC A 0–0 D
24 Jun Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
11 Jun FC Tōkyō H 3–1 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
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
22% 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
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka is underway.
  • 5' Japan international Ryu Takao has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' Hideki Ishige makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryotaro Meshino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' What an equalizer from Yasuto Wakizaka!
  • 30' Issam Jebali does the damage! The net is bulging and Gamba Osaka surge ahead!
  • 35' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' Magnificent from Juan Alano! That is 13 goals in 330 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Yusuke Segawa is replacing Marcinho for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Gamba Osaka have won 377 goals from 403 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Joao Schmidt is withdrawn and Tatsuki Seko gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Leandro Damiao by Shin Yamada on 63 minute.
  • 68' Takuma Ominami, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Yusuke Segawa doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Juan Alano on 73 minutes.
  • 75' What composure from Yusuke Segawa! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-3.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Takashi Usami comes on to replace Neta Lavi.
  • 83' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 83.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Ko Yanagisawa on, Hideki Ishige off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Kento Tachibanada. He receives a card.
  • It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka share the spoils 3-4.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

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

2023-08-06 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 2021-11-27 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Gamba Osaka

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka L 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-07-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-07-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka W 2023-07-16 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-07-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2023-07-01 Yokohama FC 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tōkyō W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.94 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.8 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale40% Draw21% Gamba Osaka39%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes88% 0% No12%
Avg goals/match: 5.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 66%
34%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
62%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
60%
Kawasaki Frontale or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw31% Gamba Osaka33%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
4 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 3
3.5%
2 – 4
3.5%
3 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 12% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 16% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 15% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 11% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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