Saturday , 14 November 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

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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
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' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Gamba Osaka for this crunch clash at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
  • 5' So Kawahara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Shinya Nakano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shigetoshi Hasebe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dani Poyatos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' Marcinho doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 53' Assisted by Keisuke Kurokawa with the perfectly-timed delivery and Takashi Usami makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 57' Yusuke Segawa gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Marcinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Ryoya Yamashita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Jun Ichimori is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 71' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. So Kawahara has done his job and it is now time for Yuto Ozeki to step up.
  • 76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Neta Lavi makes way for Shu Kurata at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Tatsuya Ito — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Welton gets the nod from Gamba Osaka. He replaces Juan Alano and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Ryoya Yamashita is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Shinnosuke Nakatani is booked for Gamba Osaka — card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Kento Tachibanada on, Yuki Yamamoto off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.