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

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J. League · 2026

Gamba Osaka

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Suita City Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
6' A moment of madness from Hayato Okuda on 6 minutes earns him a card. Cerezo Osaka FC will be frustrated.
11' 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.
13' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Thiago Andrade gets a card.
18' Thiago Andrade has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
23' 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.
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' A moment of madness from Shu Kurata on 29 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Riku Handa departs to be replaced by Takeru Kishimoto.
40' GOAL! Thiago Andrade fires home to make it 0-1!
45' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Reiya Sakata trudges off to be replaced by Yumeki Yokoyama on 45 minutes.
46' The supporters are chanting for Shuto Abe. He replaces Shu Kurata on 46 minute.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
54' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Takeru Kishimoto gets a card.
59' Welton, a Brazil , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hayato Okuda is replaced by Dion Cools on 62 minute.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' The 31-year-old Kosuke Nakamura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Ryotaro Meshino comes on to replace Welton.
84' Poor challenge from Harumi Minamino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
86' The crowd applauds Motohiko Nakajima as he leaves the pitch. Solomon Sakuragawa steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
90' The crowd applauds Ryoya Yamashita as he leaves the pitch. Shoji Toyama steps in for Gamba Osaka.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cerezo Osaka FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Issam Jebali
8
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 81'
13
Shuto Abe ↑ 46'
40
Shoji Toyama ↑ 90'
47
Shinya Nakano
15
Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 35'
44
Kanji Okunuki
42
Harumi Minamino ↑ 46'
18
Rui Araki

Coach Jens Wissing

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

44
Shinnosuke Hatanaka
23
Kosuke Nakamura
13
Motohiko Nakajima ↓ Solomon Sakuragawa 86'
66
Ayumu Ohata
10
Shunta Tanaka
11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Shinji Kagawa 62'
4
Rikito Inoue
18
Nelson Ishiwatari
17
Reiya Sakata ↓ Yumeki Yokoyama 45'
16
Hayato Okuda ↓ Dion Cools 62'
48
Masaya Shibayama

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

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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

1 – 2

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

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.