Thursday , 2 July 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Gamba Osaka
0 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium 35,137 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 40' Thiago Andrade
Y 6' Hayato Okuda
Y 13' Thiago Andrade
Shu Kurata 29' Y
Takeru Kishimoto 54' Y
Harumi Minamino 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka
11 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.5 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 Kyoto 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 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

8
4
10
Gamba Osaka 22 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
04 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W
21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 15–16 L
18 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
14 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
08 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–2 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L
14 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W
07 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Suita City Football Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' Hayato Okuda is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
  • 11' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a card on 13.
  • 18' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Shu Kurata.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tokuma Suzuki, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' The whistle greets Riku Handa as he departs to be replaced by Takeru Kishimoto.
  • 40' Cerezo Osaka FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Andrade on 40.
  • 45' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Reiya Sakata by Yumeki Yokoyama on 45 minute.
  • 46' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuto Abe is hanging Shu Kurata on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Takeru Kishimoto. He receives a card.
  • 59' Reiya Sakata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' Dion Cools is replacing Hayato Okuda for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • 67' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Cerezo Osaka FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 81' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Welton departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Meshino.
  • 84' Harumi Minamino is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 86' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Motohiko Nakajima departs to be replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa.
  • 90' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Ryoya Yamashita by Shoji Toyama on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Wissing

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroto Yamami 3
Hiroaki Okuno 3
Neta Lavi 2
Sota Kitano 2
Leo Ceara 2
Ademilson 2
Thiago Andrade 1
Hwang Uijo 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-04-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka L 2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.64 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.44 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka42% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC36%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
64%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
58%
Gamba Osaka or Cerezo Osaka FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka36% Draw33% Cerezo Osaka FC31%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 2
5%
1 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%
2 – 4
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 16% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 15% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✗

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