Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 25 May 2025 · 07:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 87' Ryoya Yamashita
Y 90' Shinnosuke Nakatani
Shin Yamada 90' Y
Y 90' Tokuma Suzuki

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 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
2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka 2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
21 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D
18 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
14 May Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
20 Apr Tōkyō Verdy H 0–0 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D
17 May Vissel Kobe A 2–3 L
11 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L
06 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
03 May Shonan Bellmare H 4–0 W
29 Apr Kyōto Sanga FC 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' And we are off! Kawasaki Frontale vs Gamba Osaka — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 15' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Marcinho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Asahi Sasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' What composure from Takashi Usami! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Marcinho as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Segawa steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 60' GOAL! Ryoya Yamashita fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Yuto Ozeki is ready to make an impact after coming on for So Kawahara at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' The 39-year-old Yu Kobayashi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' The whistle greets Neta Lavi as he departs to be replaced by Shu Kurata.
  • 79' Tatsuya Ito doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' Welton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Alano on 86 minute.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryoya Yamashita.
  • 90' Gamba Osaka player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Yuki Yamamoto makes way for Kento Tachibanada at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Gamba Osaka Lineups

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

2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka 2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-05-03 Gamba Osaka 4–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-04-29 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.5 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.61 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale38% Draw22% Gamba Osaka40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
60%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
62%
Kawasaki Frontale or Gamba Osaka
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale32% Draw33% Gamba Osaka35%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 4
3.5%
4 – 2
3.2%
3 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 11% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 16% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 16% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 12% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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