Gamba Osaka will be at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu on Sunday for the J1 League tie with hosts Kawasaki Frontale.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Kawasaki Frontale v Gamba Osaka match are shown here - plus the latest match odds.
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Kawasaki Frontale
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Kawasaki Frontale will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 J1 League tied result versus Urawa Red Diamonds.
In that game, Kawasaki Frontale managed 56% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Kawasaki Frontale, the goals were scored by Marcinho (45') and Yusuke Segawa (86'). For their opponents, Urawa Red Diamonds got 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Shoya Nakajima (42') and Tomoaki Okubo (90') scored for Urawa Red Diamonds.
It has not been often in recent times that Kawasaki Frontale have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Kawasaki Frontale have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals along the way.
Taking a look at their past results, Kawasaki Frontale:
- haven't won against Gamba Osaka in their last 4 league matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 6 home league matches.
Gamba Osaka
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After being beaten in their last game against Júbilo Iwata in J. League Cup action, Gamba Osaka will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only scorer from Gamba Osaka was Deniz Hümmet (43'). Ryoga Sato (80') was the scorer for Júbilo Iwata. Júbilo Iwata ran out winners in extra time.
During their 6 latest matches, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have converted 10 times therefore yielding them a goals per game average of 1.67.
Coming into this clash, Gamba Osaka remain unbeaten by Kawasaki Frontale when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 06/03/2022 tells us that Kawasaki Frontale have won 1 of these & Gamba Osaka 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 in all at an average of 3.83 goals per match.
The last league clash between these clubs was J1 League match day 34 on 18/10/2024 when it ended Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Gamba Osaka.
In that match, Kawasaki Frontale had 63% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Yū Kobayashi (81').
Gamba Osaka got 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Welton Felipe (7') scored.
The match was refereed by Yoshimi Yamashita.
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Team News: Kawasaki Frontale
Yu Kobayashi (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation), Shintaro Kurumaya (Adductor injury), Jesiel (Hamstring injury) and Geun-hyeong Lee (Meniscus tear) are not available for Kawasaki Frontale gaffer Shigetoshi Hasebe.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka manager Daniel Poyatos has not got a full squad to pick from. Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) and Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Gamba Osaka have it within them to find the back of the net against this Kawasaki Frontale side, although that probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.
Our tip is for a narrow 2-1 victory for Kawasaki Frontale at the end of this one. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Victor Martins,
03:08 22/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Kawasaki Frontale
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu (26,827)
Captain: Yasuto Wakizaka
Chairman: Akihiro Yoshida
Manager: Shigetoshi Hasebe
Competitions: J1 League position 6, AFC Champions League Elite (Final)
🔑 Star Player: Yasuto Wakizaka
Mostly used in the Centre Midfield position, Yasuto Wakizaka was born in Yokohama, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Kawasaki Frontale in the 2019 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has accumulated 2 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign to date from a total of 15 appearances.