Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Tōkyō 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
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
61% 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
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Gamba Osaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 28' Hayato Nakama adds to his 1 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 33' With 1 assists to his name this season, Genta Miura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 38' Yuma Suzuki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' Assisted by Welton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Isa Sakamoto makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Takeru Kishimoto departs to be replaced by Shota Fukuoka.
  • 51' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' Kimito Nono has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Brazil international Welton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Yuta Higuchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tomoki Hayakawa on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Ryoya Yamashita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kota Yamada on 69 minute.
  • 74' Aleksandar Cavric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuta Higuchi at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' Yuma Suzuki is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 85' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 85.
  • 87' Hidehiro Sugai is replacing Kimito Nono for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takashi Usami on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Hideki Ishige on, Dawhan off on 90 minutes.
  • 1-2 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Patric 2
Kosuke Onose 2
Tiago Alves 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Hayato Nakama 2
Isa Sakamoto 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 Tōkyō 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.