Albirex Niigata vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Gamba Osaka

Sun 28 May 2023 · 05:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium 21,860 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Shu Kurata

0–2 44' Juan Alano

Michael Fitzgerald 48' 1–2

1–3 56' Keisuke Kurokawa

Yuzuru Shimada 6' Y

Overview

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Albirex Niigata vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masuya Ueda
Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
Assistant 2 Hisao Manabe

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-28 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–3	L
20 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–2	L
14 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W
07 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–0	D
03 May	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Albirex Niigata	A	3–1	W
20 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–2	L
14 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–3	L
06 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	0–4	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	2 G	1 A
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G
Asahi Uenaka	1 G
Welton	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium!
2' Shu Kurata adds to his 0 season tally! Gamba Osaka lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
6' A moment of madness from Yuzuru Shimada on 6 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Albirex Niigata will be frustrated.
11' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
16' A quiet spell here at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Albirex Niigata seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Albirex Niigata and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
26' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' GOAL! Juan scores on 42.
43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Juan makes no mistake. 0-3!
44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Juan makes no mistake. 0-4!
46' The Albirex Niigata bench stirs into life. Kazuhiko Chiba is withdrawn and Taiki Watanabe gets his opportunity.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael James Fitzgerald makes no mistake. 1-4!
53' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Yuki Yamamoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
57' Dawhan gets the nod from Gamba Osaka. He replaces Hideki Ishige and will look to change the dynamic.
58' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Hideki Ishige departs to be replaced by Dawhan.
63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
68' Albirex Niigata currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' The crowd applauds Yuzuru Shimada as he leaves the pitch. Hiroki Akiyama steps in for Albirex Niigata.
73' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Yuki Yamamoto exits the field as Rihito Yamamoto enters on 73.
78' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Yuto Horigome has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' The crowd applauds Shunsuke Mito as he leaves the pitch. Danilo steps in for Albirex Niigata.
85' Ryotaro Meshino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Alano on 85 minute.
86' The whistle greets Neta Lavi as he departs to be replaced by Genta Miura.
Albirex Niigata will have plenty to reflect on. Gamba Osaka were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Danilo ↑ 82'
2
Naoto Arai
23
Gustavo Nescau ↑ 46'
6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 69'
21
Koto Abe
16
Yota Komi ↑ 46'
15
Taiki Watanabe ↑ 46'

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

5
Genta Miura ↑ 86'
99
Kosei Tani
8
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 85'
6
Rihito Yamamoto ↑ 73'
13
Ryu Takao ↑ 73'
37
Hiroto Yamami
23
Dawhan ↑ 58'

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Takashi Usami	3
Jin Okumura	2
Issam Jebali	2
Motoki Hasegawa	1
Ken Yamura	1
Shuto Abe	1
Juan Alano	1
Welton	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Gamba Osaka 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata33% Draw28% Gamba Osaka39%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw

61%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

67%

Albirex Niigata or Gamba Osaka

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata24% Draw45% Gamba Osaka31%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap	Albirex Niigata covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Albirex Niigata vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Albirex Niigata Form

Gamba Osaka Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Clean Sheet