Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 16 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 15 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W 05 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W 28 Jun Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–3 L 22 Jun FC Tokyo H 2–0 W 15 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D 31 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L 05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 29 Jun Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 25 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–1 W 21 Jun Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L 14 Jun Yokohama FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Kawasaki Frontale #6 Position #8 25 Points 23 16 Played 15 9 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 7 59 Scored 30 51 Conceded 34 +8 GD -4 1.56 PPG 1.53 56% Win % 53% Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season13% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonGamba Osaka are 6th (25 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 8th (23 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Gamba Osaka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 9' What a strike from Yu Kobayashi! The score is 0-1.
- 14' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' 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 Keisuke Kurokawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' Ten Miyagi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 35.
- 40' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Erison has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yu Kobayashi on 46 minute.
- 48' What an equalizer from Shu Kurata!
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 57' Goal! Deniz Hummet scores his 9 goal in 4 matches.
- 62' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
- 64' Ryoya Yamashita is replacing Shu Kurata for the Gamba Osaka side.
- 66' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 66.
- 70' Ten Miyagi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcinho on 70 minute.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Akihiro Ienaga. He replaces Tatsuya Ito on 72 minute.
- 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
- 79' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kento Tachibanada is hanging So Kawahara on the field on 79 minute.
- 82' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 82 minute. Neta Lavi leaves to be changed by Makoto Mitsuta.
- 87' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 88' The whistle greets Tokuma Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Rin Mito.
- 89' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 89 minute. Deniz Hummet leaves to be changed by Issam Jebali.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kawasaki Frontale.
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Gamba Osaka
Starting XI- 7
- 5
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10
Shu Kurata ↓ Ryoya Yamashita 64'
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- 4
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6
Neta Lavi ↓ Makoto Mitsuta 82'
- 22
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16
Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Rin Mito 88'
- 3
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97
Welton ↓ Juan Alano 82'
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23
Deniz Hummet ↓ Issam Jebali 89'
Bench-
11
Issam Jebali ↑ 89'
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47
Juan Alano ↑ 82'
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↑ 64'
- 40
- 2
- 15
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51
Makoto Mitsuta ↑ 82'
- 31
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27
Rin Mito ↑ 88'
Coach Dani PoyatosKawasaki Frontale
Starting XI-
17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 72'
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11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Erison 46'
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Yuto Ozeki 79'
- 35
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23
Marcinho ↓ Ten Miyagi 70'
- 31
- 6
- 5
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19
So Kawahara ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
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- 98
Bench- 21
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 72'
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 79'
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24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 70'
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9
Erison ↑ 46'
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 79'
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Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Kawasaki Frontale Form