Cerezo Osaka FC vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

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Sun 2 May 2021 · 06:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45' · FT 45'

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Akihito Kawasaki
Referee Koki Matsumoto (Japan)
Referee Tadashi Nakamura

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 22 games · Avg 2.5 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2020-11-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2020-07-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2019-05-18 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
14 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	D
06 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
18 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
14 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC		Gamba Osaka
#2	Position	#5
31	Points	28
18	Played	18
11 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
48	Scored	61
38	Conceded	53
+10	GD	+8
1.72	PPG	1.56
61%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

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' Welcome to Yanmar Stadium Nagai that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Gamba Osaka.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' Yuta Toyokawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
35' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' The 33-year-old Kosuke Onose has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Levir Culpi will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' Brazil international Dankler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hiroaki Okuno	3
Hiroto Yamami	3
Sota Kitano	2
Leo Ceara	2
Ademilson	2
Neta Lavi	2
Kota Mizunuma	1
Hiroto Yamada	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-04-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-11 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-07 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.72 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC51% Draw21% Gamba Osaka28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

49%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Gamba Osaka

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC41% Draw34% Gamba Osaka25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.3%

4 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.9%

3 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	15%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	18%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	13%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	8%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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