A key match in J-League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Kawasaki Frontale in 1st position and Gamba Osaka placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kawasaki and Gamba Osaka.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Kawasaki Frontale, who have the most scored goals (74) in J-League, have been very solid at home in the J-League so far, with 40 points collected from 15 matches (13-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Kawasaki lost their last game at Oita Trinita (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in a game that was won 3-1.
Kawasaki are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 40 goals in 15 matches. Kawasaki are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the J-League. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Kashiwa Reysol game have they lost an away game, meaning Gamba has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Gamba has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Urawa Reds for a J-League game that ended a draw (0-0). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Vegalta Sendai.
A quick return to home after this game, as Gamba are hosting Sagan Tosu in the J-League only four days away.
Gamba are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gamba are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gamba Osaka - Kawasaki 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Kawasaki victories, two draws and four Gamba Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kobayashi 13 goals |  L. da Silva dos Santos 12 goals |  K. Mitoma 8 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 74 | 40 | 12 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 79% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 72% |
| 66% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 55% |
| 52% | 53% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 55% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 59% |
| 34% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 14% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 447 | 260 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 117 | 283 |
| 190 | 111 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 62 | 129 |
| 39% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 30% |
- Kawasaki Frontale has the fewest conceded goals (25) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale has the most points (40) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale has the most scored goals (74) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale has the most scored goals in the second half (47) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale has the the best goal difference (+26) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale has the the best goal difference (+49) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 49 | 72 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 55 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -23 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -27 | 18 |