In a weekend match on Sat Jul 9th, in week 21, Kawasaki Frontale will host Gamba Osaka at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in a J-League match. Kawasaki Frontale is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Shogo Taniguchi struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 36th minute, then in the 59th minute, Tokuma Suzuki sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kakeru Funaki Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Jean Patric to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Gamba Osaka recorded a 1-1 draw against Urawa Reds. Mitsuki Saito scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 33rd minute, then Alexander Scholz tied it up for Urawa Reds in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Urawa Reds a comeback draw. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 6th of March, Gamba Osaka hosted Kawasaki Frontale in their last match together. Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale battled to a 2-2 draw. Yuki Yamamoto struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 34th minute, then T. Miyagi tied it up for Kawasaki Frontale in the 75th minute on a feed from Kazuki Kozuka .
Hiroto Yamami and Dawhan are the top scorers for Gamba Osaka in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kawasaki Frontale is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kobayashi and Akihiro Ienaga each having 2 goals in their last 5.