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

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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

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

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

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	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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
11 Jun	FC Tokyo	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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Tokyo	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

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Kashima Antlers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shu Kurata, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Keisuke Kurokawa puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Shu Kurata is withdrawn and Ryotaro Meshino gets his opportunity.
33' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' What a strike from Dawhan! The score is 2-0.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuta Higuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
46' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Hayato Nakama is replaced by Tomoya Fujii.
51' Hideki Ishige has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Keigo Tsunemoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' Naomichi Ueda was booked on 59.
62' The supporters are chanting for Shintaro Nago. He replaces Shoma Doi on 62 minute.
65' Ryotaro Araki is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
70' Hideki Ishige makes way for Rihito Yamamoto at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
71' Blessing Eleke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koki Anzai on 71 minute.
72' Gamba Osaka receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's 4-4-2 shape.
82' Gamba Osaka 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.
87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' What a strike from Naomichi Ueda! The score is 2-1.
89' Yusei Egawa is replacing Keisuke Kurokawa for the Gamba Osaka side.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

9
Musashi Suzuki ↑ 70'
99
Kosei Tani
14
Yuya Fukuda
8
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 28'
6
Rihito Yamamoto ↑ 70'
13
Ryu Takao
34
Yusei Egawa ↑ 89'

Coach Dani Poyatos

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

3
Gen Shoji
31
Yuya Oki
30
Shintaro Nago ↑ 62'
19
Blessing Eleke ↑ 71'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 46'
10
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 46'
32
Keigo Tsunemoto ↑ 46'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shoma Doi	4
Ayase Ueda	3
Tiago Alves	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Hayato Nakama	2
Patric	2
Kosuke Onose	2
Naomichi Ueda	1

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

0 – 1

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.