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

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J. League · 2023

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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

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

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

15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	5 G	3 A
Ryotaro Meshino	2 G
Welton	2 G
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Albirex Niigata is hosting Gamba Osaka for another epic battle.
2' Goal! Shu Kurata scores his 27 goal in 416 matches.
6' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yuzuru Shimada on 6 minutes.
11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaaki Higashiguchi made 416 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
21' Riku Handa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takahiro Ko, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
36' Japan international Yuto Horigome has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
42' Juan doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' Against the run of play, Juan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' The Juan breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 0-4!
46' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 46 minute. Kazuhiko Chiba leaves to be changed by Taiki Watanabe.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael James Fitzgerald makes no mistake. 1-4!
53' Yoshiaki Takagi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuki Yamamoto makes it 1-5.
57' Dawhan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hideki Ishige on 57 minute.
58' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 58 minute. Hideki Ishige leaves to be changed by Dawhan.
63' Soya Fujiwara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
69' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Yuzuru Shimada is replaced by Hiroki Akiyama.
73' Rihito Yamamoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Yamamoto on 73 minute.
78' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' The Albirex Niigata bench stirs into life. Shunsuke Mito is withdrawn and Danilo gets his opportunity.
85' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Juan Alano is replaced by Ryotaro Meshino on 85 minute.
86' Genta Miura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neta Lavi at the 86 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gamba Osaka players.

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