Gamba Osaka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Gamba Osaka

4 – 2

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Albirex Niigata

Sat 27 Sep 2025 · 08:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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Gamba Osaka vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.

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

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

Gamba Osaka 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-27 Gamba Osaka 4–2 Albirex Niigata 2025-03-29 Albirex Niigata 3–3 Gamba Osaka 2024-11-30 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-03-02 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2023-09-17 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Albirex Niigata	H	4–2	W
23 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–1	W
13 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
31 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	5–4	W
23 Aug	Yokohama FC	H	3–2	W
20 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–3	L

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Gamba Osaka	A	2–4	L
23 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L
13 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–1	L
31 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
23 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	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' That's the starting whistle at Suita City Football Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Gamba Osaka and Albirex Niigata.
5' 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 Eiji Shirai suffering a number of foals already.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Irie will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Taiki Arai puts Albirex Niigata on the lead.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Albirex Niigata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Ryuga Tashiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' What an equalizer from Takashi Usami!
42' Japan international Michael Fitzgerald has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
47' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Albirex Niigata's compact .
49' Jin Okumura makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Albirex Niigata are in front.
54' Ryoya Yamashita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
60' What a strike from Welton! The score is 2-2.
61' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Motoki Ohara is hanging Kaito Taniguchi on the field on 61 minute.
64' Shuto Abe makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
67' The crowd applauds Jin Okumura as he leaves the pitch. Abdelrahman Saidi steps in for Albirex Niigata.
72' The 24-year-old Riku Handa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Deniz Hummet doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
76' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Makoto Mitsuta departs to be replaced by Tokuma Suzuki.
80' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Taiki Arai is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi on 80 minute.
83' Gamba Osaka make a change. Deniz Hummet trudges off to be replaced by Issam Jebali on 83 minutes.
88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Gamba Osaka 4-2 Albirex Niigata.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Issam Jebali ↑ 83'
1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
5
Genta Miura
47
Juan Alano ↑ 61'
10
Shu Kurata
15
Takeru Kishimoto
16
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 76'
27
Rin Mito ↑ 83'
44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 83'

Coach Dani Poyatos

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

5
Michael Fitzgerald
28
Takuya Shimamura ↓ Matheus Moraes 67'
42
Kento Hashimoto
25
Soya Fujiwara
7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Motoki Ohara 61'
15
Fumiya Hayakawa
8
Eiji Shirai
41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Yamato Wakatsuki 80'
30
Jin Okumura ↓ Abdelrahman Saidi 67'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
22
Taiki Arai ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 80'

Bench

Coach Toru Irie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-09-27 Gamba Osaka 4–2 Albirex Niigata W 2025-09-23 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-08-31 Shonan Bellmare 4–5 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Yokohama FC W 2025-08-20 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka L

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-09-27 Gamba Osaka 4–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-09-23 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-09-13 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.87 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Gamba Osaka to win 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka58% Draw23% Albirex Niigata19%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

81%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

42%

Gamba Osaka or Albirex Niigata

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka39% Draw43% Albirex Niigata18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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