Kawasaki Frontale v Gamba Osaka result

Full-time · Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka

J1 League · Sun, 25 May 2025 08:00 BST · Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

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Team pages: Kawasaki Frontale · Gamba Osaka · Head-to-head

Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka — this J1 League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka drew 2–2 at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu in the J1 League on Sunday 25 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Kawasaki Frontale out-shot Gamba Osaka 14 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.66 xG to 0.90 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Kawasaki Frontale led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Kawasaki Frontale: Marcinho (32’, assisted by A. Sasaki) and T. Ito (79’, assisted by Y. Ozeki); Gamba Osaka: Takashi Usami (53’, assisted by Keisuke Kurokawa) and Ryoya Yamashita (60’, assisted by Takashi Usami).

Discipline

The bookings — Kawasaki Frontale: S. Yamada (90+8’); Gamba Osaka: Ryoya Yamashita (87’), Shinnosuke Nakatani (90+8’) and T. Suzuki (90+9’).

What it changes

Kawasaki Frontale are unbeaten in their last four matches. Kawasaki Frontale have scored in five consecutive matches.

Gamba Osaka are winless in their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) 10.7, A. Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) 7.8 and Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) 6.9 led the match.

Next up

Kawasaki Frontale next host Vissel Kobe on 21 October 2026.

Gamba Osaka next travel to Avispa Fukuoka on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Kawasaki Frontale: Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Gamba Osaka: Avispa Fukuoka v Gamba Osaka, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka · J1 League
Venue: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu · Kawasaki
Referee: Keigo Sendachi, Japan
Head-to-head (last 6): Kawasaki Frontale 1 · draws 2 · Gamba Osaka 3 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Kawasaki Frontale 2W 1D 2L · Gamba Osaka 3W 0D 2L

Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka (J1 League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.2 / 3.5

Corners

against 4 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 3 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

0.6 / 0.88

Cards

against 1.2 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 May 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Kawasaki Frontale for / against	Line	Gamba Osaka for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.6 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.6 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Keigo Sendachi, Japan.

Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Kanda n 3	14.3	8.4 3/1	6.3 1/1	—
Erison n 8	48.4	2.3 5/3	2.6 4/4	—
Yusuke Segawa n 8	31.1	2.2 4/1	1.4 2/2	—
S. Yamada n 8	43.3	1.8 4/2	1.6 4/2	—
Y. Ozeki n 8	31.3	1.8 3/2	1.8 4/1	—

Kawasaki Frontale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Erison n 8	48.4	3.3 7/5	2.1 6/3
Hinata Yamauchi n 8	27.9	3.2 5/2	1.2 2/1
S. Yamada n 8	43.3	3.1 6/4	0.8 2/1
Yusuke Segawa n 8	31.1	2.5 5/2	1.1 3/0
Marcinho n 8	66.4	1.9 5/4	1 4/2

Kawasaki Frontale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Yusuke Segawa n 8	31.1	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Hinata Yamauchi n 8	27.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Erison n 8	48.4	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
Y. Yamamoto n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Haydar n 3	74.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Kawasaki Frontale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Sasaki n 8	78.3	3 6/6
K. Tachibanada n 8	47.8	2.6 6/3
K. Takai n 8	90	2.5 7/7
Y. Yamamoto n 8	75.5	2.4 7/5
Y. Ozeki n 8	31.3	2.2 3/2

Kawasaki Frontale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Thebault-Yamaguchi n 8	90	1.9 5/3

Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Welton n 8	63.5	3.2 8/6	2.3 5/5	—
Issam Jebali n 8	57.5	2.7 6/4	1 4/1	—
S. Kurata n 8	36.5	2.5 5/2	0.9 3/0	—
Ryotaro Meshino n 8	54.1	2.1 7/3	1.2 4/2	—
Deniz Hümmet n 8	63.3	2 6/3	0.4 1/1	—

Gamba Osaka — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Issam Jebali n 8	57.5	2.5 5/4	1 4/1
Welton n 8	63.5	1.9 6/3	0.9 3/1
Deniz Hümmet n 8	63.3	1.8 5/4	1.2 4/3
Ryotaro Meshino n 8	54.1	1.7 6/1	1 4/1
S. Kurata n 8	36.5	1.5 3/1	1.5 3/1

Gamba Osaka — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Takeru Kishimoto n 8	24.8	0.9 1/1	0 0/0
Juan Alano n 8	64.9	0 0/0	0.7 3/1
Deniz Hümmet n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Ryoya Yamashita n 8	77.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Takashi Usami n 8	60.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Gamba Osaka — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Kurata n 8	36.5	4.3 7/4
Neta Lavi n 8	75.8	4.2 8/6
Shinya Nakano n 8	19.8	3.4 4/2
R. Handa n 8	89	2.8 8/7
S. Sasaki n 6	56.2	2.7 5/3

Gamba Osaka — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Ichimori n 8	90	3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Kawasaki Frontale		Gamba Osaka
53%	Possession	47%
1.66	Expected goals (xG)	0.90
14	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	3
8	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	4
12	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	4
3	Offsides	2
7	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	0
468	Passes	419
84%	Pass accuracy	80%

Kawasaki Frontale player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Thebault-Yamaguchi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Sai Van Wermeskerken	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
K. Takai	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Y. Maruyama	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Sasaki	90	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	7.5
Y. Wakizaka	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Y. Yamamoto	89	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
S. Kawahara	71	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Ienaga	58	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Marcinho	57	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
Y. Kobayashi	57	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
Yusuke Segawa sub	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
S. Yamada sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
T. Ito sub	32	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.7
Y. Ozeki sub	19	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	7.2
K. Tachibanada sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Gamba Osaka player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Ichimori	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Shinnosuke Nakatani	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
S. Fukuoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Keisuke Kurokawa	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
T. Suzuki	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.7
M. Mitsuta	90	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	7.3
R. Handa	89	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7
Ryoya Yamashita	89	1	0	2	1	0	4	Y	7.6
Juan Alano	86	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.7
Neta Lavi	78	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
Takashi Usami	78	1	1	2	1	2	4	0	8.6
Welton sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Kurata sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Deniz Hümmet sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Takeru Kishimoto sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Shinya Nakano sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Kawasaki Frontale v Gamba Osaka — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Kawasaki FrontaleLLWWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Gamba OsakaWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Kawasaki Frontale 1 · 2 draws · Gamba Osaka 3 · 3.83 goals/game

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
2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka
2022-03-06 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Kawasaki Frontale#8 pos57 pts38 pl+10 GD

Gamba Osaka#9 pos57 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Kawasaki Frontale scored1.76

Gamba Osaka scored1.39

Kawasaki Frontale conceded1.5

Gamba Osaka conceded1.45

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What is the head-to-head record between Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka?: In their last 6 meetings, Kawasaki Frontale won 1, Gamba Osaka won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka?: Recent form — Kawasaki Frontale 2W 1D 2L; Gamba Osaka 3W 0D 2L.

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