Sunday , 16 August 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Gamba Osaka
1 – 2
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 06:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Tomoki Hayakawa
Y 82' Yuma Suzuki
Y 85' Kimito Nono
Takashi Usami 90' Y
Y 90' Kei Chinen

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
8
11
Gamba Osaka 22 games · Avg 1.9 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-28 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
20 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
14 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
10 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
06 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
03 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
20 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 2–4 L
13 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W
07 Apr FC Tokyo A 0–2 L
03 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
30 Mar Jubilo Iwata H 1–0 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers is underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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 Shintaro Nago suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dani Poyatos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Kaishu Sano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 25' The 27-year-old Tomoki Hayakawa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' GOAL! Hayato Nakama scores on 28. Assisted by Kei Chinen
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
  • 39' What composure from Isa Sakamoto! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Gamba Osaka make a change. Takeru Kishimoto trudges off to be replaced by Shota Fukuoka on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 54' Kimito Nono makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Kashima Antlers are in front.
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Tomoki Hayakawa is booked for Kashima Antlers — card on 68.
  • 69' Ryoya Yamashita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kota Yamada on 69 minute.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Aleksandar Cavric comes on to replace Yuta Higuchi.
  • 79' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Yuma Suzuki is booked for Kashima Antlers — card on 82.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Kimito Nono.
  • 87' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Kimito Nono departs to be replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
  • 90' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 90.
  • 90' Hideki Ishige is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dawhan at the 90 minute mark.
  • Gamba Osaka will have plenty to reflect on. Kashima Antlers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-04-28 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2024-04-28 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2024-04-14 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-10 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-06 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-03 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D

Kashima Antlers Form

2024-04-28 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2024-04-20 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Kashima Antlers L 2024-04-13 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2024-04-07 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kashima Antlers L 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2024-03-30 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Jubilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka30% Draw24% Kashima Antlers46%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
54%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
70%
Gamba Osaka or Kashima Antlers
76%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 4
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 19% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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