Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Gamba Osaka
1 – 1
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sun 29 Nov 2020 · 08:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 52' Eduardo
Shu Kurata 79' Y
Y 90' Riki Harakawa

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi

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

9
3
4
Gamba Osaka 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-10-07 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-09-14 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-05-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D
25 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 0–5 L
22 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
14 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 0–4 L
11 Nov Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
03 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Gamba Osaka A 1–1 D
25 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
21 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 2–1 W
14 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D
08 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 3–0 W
03 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Gamba Osaka and Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Park Ilkyu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' What composure from Ryunosuke Sagara! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 416 games and scored 389 goals.
  • 21' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' 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' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Tomoya Koyamatsu comes on to replace Ryunosuke Sagara.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Sagan Tosu FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Eduardo was booked on 52.
  • 56' The whistle greets Yuya Fukuda as he departs to be replaced by Yuki Yamamoto.
  • 61' The 36-year-old Shunya Suganuma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 66' Gamba Osaka have won 389 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 69 minute. Shuhei Kawasaki leaves to be changed by Kazuma Watanabe.
  • 72' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Yuta Higuchi departs to be replaced by Hideto Takahashi.
  • 77' What composure from Patric! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shu Kurata.
  • 80' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Takashi Usami by Shoji Toyama on 80 minute.
  • 82' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yohei Toyoda is hanging Fuchi Honda on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kazuma Watanabe 3
Yuji Ono 3
Isa Sakamoto 2
Takashi Usami 2
Hwang Seokho 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Patric 1

Head to Head

2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-10-07 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-09-14 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-05-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2020-11-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-11-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-11-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-11-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Gamba Osaka or Sagan Tosu FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka33% Draw29% Sagan Tosu FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
62%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
67%
Gamba Osaka or Sagan Tosu FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka21% Draw49% Sagan Tosu FC30%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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