Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 5 Jul 2025 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 79' Ryoya Yamashita
Y 90' Riku Handa
Y 90' Juan Alano

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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

11
4
8
Cerezo Osaka FC 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2025-02-14 Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-10-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-06 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-10-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
21 Jun Tōkyō Verdy H 2–1 W
14 Jun FC Tōkyō A 2–2 D
01 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–2 W
28 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
24 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
28 Jun Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–3 L
22 Jun FC Tōkyō H 2–0 W
15 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D
31 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
25 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
15% 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
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G
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' Welcome to Yodoko Sakura Stadium that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Gamba Osaka.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Deniz Hummet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Tokuma Suzuki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Pablo Sabbag scoring 1 goals.
  • 46' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Niko Takahashi has done his job and it is now time for Kyohei Noborizato to step up.
  • 51' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Genta Miura is replaced by Shota Fukuoka on 58 minute.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Tokuma Suzuki. He replaces Shuto Abe on 59 minute.
  • 61' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 61 minute. Shu Kurata leaves to be changed by Juan Alano.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Neta Lavi makes it 0-1.
  • 73' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masaya Shibayama is hanging Motohiko Nakajima on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' Ryoya Yamashita was booked on 79.
  • 81' Ryoya Yamashita makes way for Takeru Kishimoto at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Hinata Kida. He replaces Shinji Kagawa on 84 minute.
  • 85' Reiya Sakata is replacing Shunta Tanaka for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • 86' Gamba Osaka make a change. Deniz Hummet trudges off to be replaced by Shinya Nakano on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Gamba Osaka receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 0-1 the final result. Cerezo Osaka FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroaki Okuno 3
Hiroto Yamami 3
Sota Kitano 2
Leo Ceara 2
Ademilson 2
Neta Lavi 2
Kyung-Won Kwon 1
Shinji Kagawa 1

Head to Head

2025-07-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2025-02-14 Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-10-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka 2024-05-06 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-10-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-07-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-06-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-06-14 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2025-06-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-05-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2025-05-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-07-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-06-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tōkyō W 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-31 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.83 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC50% Draw21% Gamba Osaka29%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
50%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw33% Gamba Osaka25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
4%
3 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 15% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 18% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 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.