Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Gamba Osaka
2 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 24 Jun 2023 · 10:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita 22,483 HT 45' · FT 45'
Keisuke Kurokawa 15' 1–0
Dawhan 34' 2–0
2–1 88' Naomichi Ueda
Y 59' Naomichi Ueda
Y 65' Ryotaro Araki
Rihito Yamamoto 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
  • Assistant 2 Makoto Hibino

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

3
8
11
Gamba Osaka 22 games · Avg 1.9 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
11 Jun FC Tōkyō H 3–1 W
03 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W
28 May Albirex Niigata A 3–1 W
20 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–2 L
14 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
11 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
04 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
27 May Sagan Tosu FC A 2–2 D
20 May FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
14 May Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers
#5 Position #11
28 Points 45
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
61 Scored 40
53 Conceded 20
+8 GD +20
1.56 PPG 2.50
56% Win % 83%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

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
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ 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
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Gamba Osaka are looking to make home advantage count against Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Keisuke Kurokawa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dani Poyatos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Shu Kurata by Ryotaro Meshino on 28 minute.
  • 33' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' Dawhan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Tomoya Fujii on, Hayato Nakama off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 56' Takashi Usami, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Naomichi Ueda. He receives a card.
  • 62' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Shoma Doi departs to be replaced by Shintaro Nago.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Ryotaro Araki gets a card.
  • 70' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Hideki Ishige exits the field as Rihito Yamamoto enters on 70.
  • 71' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 71 minute. Koki Anzai leaves to be changed by Blessing Eleke.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Rihito Yamamoto on 72 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Yamamoto, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 88' Goal! Naomichi Ueda scores his 12 goal in 363 matches.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Yusei Egawa comes on to replace Keisuke Kurokawa.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shoma Doi 4
Ayase Ueda 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Hayato Nakama 2
Patric 2
Kosuke Onose 2
Tiago Alves 2
Koki Machida 1

Head to Head

2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tōkyō W 2023-06-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-28 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-20 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka L

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2023-06-11 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2023-05-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Gamba Osaka or Kashima Antlers 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka35% Draw23% Kashima Antlers42%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
58%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
65%
Gamba Osaka or Kashima Antlers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka24% Draw38% Kashima Antlers38%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 19% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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