On Sun Mar 6th, Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale will play a match in Tokyo in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Urawa Reds. Yuya Fukuda struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 82nd minute on a feed from Hiroto Yamami, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Urawa Reds couldn’t manage to score, and Gamba Osaka took the shutout win. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while kawasaki Frontale sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Urawa Reds. Takuya Iwanami scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 33rd minute, but Akihiro Ienaga got the equalizer for Kawasaki Frontale in the 62nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 64th minute on a goal by Miki Yamane. Kawasaki Frontale is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both da Silva dos Santos and Kei Chinen have been the hottest scorers for Kawasaki Frontale in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Gamba Osaka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Patric and Takashi Usami, and they each have 1 goal.