Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kawasaki Frontale & Gamba Osaka face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Kawasaki Frontale have been outstanding at home so far in the J-League with 15 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. It’s been three wins in a row for Kawasaki here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Kawasaki's last game was hosting Blaublitz Akita and winning 2-0. Before that match, a J-League win away at Kashiwa Reysol.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Kawasaki has scored 48 goals here in 17 home games. Kawasaki Frontale are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Gamba Osaka's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Gamba Osaka collect 39 points from their 17 away matches in the J-League. 12 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Momentum is building for Gamba in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Gamba Osaka had fun at their own home last time out, beating Tokushima Vortis 2-0. Y. Fukuda and Patric scored. A loss against Shimizu S-Pulse was the result prior to that, in a J-League home game.
Gamba are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 17 away games so far. As opposed to that, Gamba have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kawasaki won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Gamba Osaka has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 14 goals |  Y. Kobayashi 14 goals |  A. Ienaga 11 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 62 | 35 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.4 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 38% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 57 | 83 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 65 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 63 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 60 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 59 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 34 | -13 | 46 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 33 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 28 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 27 |