Saturday , 15 August 2026

FC Tokyo vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
FC Tokyo
3 – 0
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Riki Harakawa 37' 1–0
Diego Oliveira 43' 2–0
Kota Tawaratsumida 78' 3–0
Y 11' Dawhan
Teruhito Nakagawa 46' Y
Kuryu Matsuki 56' Y
Y 68' Shota Fukuoka

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Ajinomoto 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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo 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

10
5
7
FC Tokyo 22 games · Avg 2.1 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-01 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tokyo 2022-09-10 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo 2022-04-29 FC Tokyo 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2021-08-21 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Gamba Osaka H 3–0 W
23 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 3–2 W
15 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
03 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L
26 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
19 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–2 L
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct FC Tokyo A 0–3 L
24 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–3 L
17 Sep Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D
02 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–4 L
26 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo Gamba Osaka
#12 Position #5
37 Points 28
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
55 Scored 61
42 Conceded 53
+13 GD +8
2.06 PPG 1.56
72% Win % 56%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Tōkyō welcome Gamba Osaka for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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 Yuto Nagatomo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dawhan on 11 minutes.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' Masaaki Higashiguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a 4-2-1-3 today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 37' Goal! Riki Harakawa scores his 15 goal in 279 matches.
  • 42' Shu Kurata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
  • 43' Diego Oliveira makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Tokyo are in front.
  • 46' That is a card for FC Tokyo. Teruhito Nakagawa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' Yota Sato, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Kuryu Matsuki is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 56' The whistle greets Shu Kurata as he departs to be replaced by Issam Jebali.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Yota Sato by Shota Fukuoka on 64 minute.
  • 65' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Dawhan has done his job and it is now time for Hideki Ishige to step up.
  • 66' FC Tokyo make a change. Adailton trudges off to be replaced by Kota Tawaratsumida on 66 minutes.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Shota Fukuoka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 72' Yuya Fukuda gets the nod from Gamba Osaka. He replaces Ryotaro Meshino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Teruhito Nakagawa exits the field as Jaja Silva enters on 76.
  • 77' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 77 minute. Kuryu Matsuki leaves to be changed by Kei Koizumi.
  • 78' Kota Tawaratsumida adds to his 0 season tally! FC Tokyo lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryotaro Meshino, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' 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.
  • 89' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Masato Morishige exits the field as Yasuki Kimoto enters on 89.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Tōkyō 3-0 Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Leandro 3
Kota Tawaratsumida 3
Hwang Uijo 2
Adailton 2
Takashi Usami 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Hwang Uijo 2

Head to Head

2023-10-01 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tokyo 2022-09-10 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo 2022-04-29 FC Tokyo 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2021-08-21 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Form

2023-10-01 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-09-23 FC Tokyo 3–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2023-09-03 FC Tokyo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-08-26 FC Tokyo 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 FC Tokyo L

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-10-01 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-09-17 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2023-09-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2023-08-19 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.45 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo60% Draw18% Gamba Osaka22%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 79%
21%
± 4.5 63%
37%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
78%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
40%
FC Tokyo or Gamba Osaka
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo49% Draw30% Gamba Osaka21%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
5%
4 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.7%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.6%
4 – 3
3.5%
1 – 1
3.4%
5 – 2
3.4%
5 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 16% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 17% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 11% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 6% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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