Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Masuya Ueda
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Yuta Tashiro (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 28 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L 22 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 6–5 W 18 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 14 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 27 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Kyoto Sanga FC #8 Position #14 28 Points 23 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 61 Scored 32 53 Conceded 39 +8 GD -7 1.56 PPG 1.28 56% Win % 44% Key Stats
70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonGamba Osaka are 8th (28 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 14th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Suita City Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga FC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Ryoya Yamashita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 11' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Welton gets a card.
- 13' GOAL! Deniz Hummet scores on 13.
- 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hidehiro Sugai on 18.
- 23' Gamba Osaka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ryotaro Meshino scoring 1 goals.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 37' That looks like a foul for a card for Temma Matsuda.
- 42' Ryo Hatsuse has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 46' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 46 minute. Temma Matsuda leaves to be changed by Fuchi Honda.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 139 games and scored 168 goals.
- 56' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Haruki Arai is replaced by Kyo Sato.
- 61' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Sung-jun Yoon departs to be replaced by Negueba.
- 65' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Issam Jebali is replaced by Shu Kurata on 65 minute.
- 70' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Shuto Abe by Tokuma Suzuki on 74 minute.
- 75' What a strike from Ryotaro Meshino! The score is 2-0.
- 76' The whistle greets Hidehiro Sugai as he departs to be replaced by Taiki Hirato.
- 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Negueba on 84.
- 85' Shoji Toyama is replacing Ryoya Yamashita for the Gamba Osaka side.
- 90' Haruki Arai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Gamba Osaka Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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11
Issam Jebali ↓ Shu Kurata 65'
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- 5
- 21
- 4
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13
Shuto Abe ↓ Tokuma Suzuki 74'
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shoji Toyama 85'
- 3
- 27
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97
Welton ↓ Ryotaro Meshino 46'
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23
Deniz Hummet ↓ Harumi Minamino 74'
Bench
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10
Shu Kurata ↑ 65'
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8
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 46'
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40
Shoji Toyama ↑ 85'
- 15
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16
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 74'
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42
Harumi Minamino ↑ 74'
- 38
- 18
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Coach Jens WissingKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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7
Masaya Okugawa ↓ Ryuma Nakano 61'
- 11
- 2
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18
Temma Matsuda ↓ Fuchi Honda 46'
- 50
- 34
- 6
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77
Haruki Arai ↓ Kyo Sato 56'
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22
Hidehiro Sugai ↓ Taiki Hirato 76'
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25
Sung-jun Yoon ↓ Alex Souza 61'
Bench
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39
Taiki Hirato ↑ 76'
- 21
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99
Fuchi Honda ↑ 46'
- 16
- 3
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44
Kyo Sato ↑ 56'
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48
Ryuma Nakano ↑ 61'
- 29
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17
Alex Souza ↑ 61'
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Papagaio 2 Ryotaro Meshino 2 Marco Tulio 2 Deniz Hummet 2 Kota Yamada 1 Dawhan 1 Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 Peter Utaka 1 Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.8 Gamba Osaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.62 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.42Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 80% 20% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 44% 56% Double Chance
Gamba Osaka or Draw 79%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 41%Gamba Osaka or Kyoto Sanga FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 7.5%3 – 1 6.9%1 – 1 6.2%2 – 2 6%3 – 2 5.5%2 – 0 Actual4 – 1 4.8%1 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 4.4%4 – 2 3.9%2 – 3 3.2%1 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka
Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 17% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 19% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 11% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 6% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.