Sunday , 16 August 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

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
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 Tokyo 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
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Todoroki Athletics Stadium!
  • 5' Yasuto Wakizaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Hideki Ishige has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Marcinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' Brilliant from the ! Yasuto Wakizaka makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 27.
  • 30' What a moment for Issam Jebali! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' A moment of madness from Hiroki Fujiharu on 35 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
  • 40' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Juan Alano is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Marcinho is replaced by Yusuke Segawa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Tatsuki Seko. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 58 minute.
  • 63' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shin Yamada is hanging Leandro Damiao on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Yusuke Segawa makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Juan Alano.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Yusuke Segawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' Takashi Usami has so much to prove this time. He replaces Neta Lavi on 80 minute.
  • 83' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 83.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Ko Yanagisawa comes on to replace Hideki Ishige.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Kento Tachibanada. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gamba Osaka players.

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
Yusuke Segawa 3
Kosuke Onose 3
Shu Kurata 3
Marcinho 3
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Takashi Usami 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 Tokyo 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.