Gamba Osaka vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Gamba Osaka

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Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 08:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
16 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
02 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–5	L
26 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	1–3	L
12 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–3	L

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
16 Oct	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
03 Oct	Tokushima Vortis	A	0–3	L
25 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–3	L
18 Sep	Ōita FC Trinita	H	0–0	D
11 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–1	W

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' Welcome to Panasonic Stadium Suita that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Sagan Tosu FC.
5' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' What a strike from Takashi Usami! The score is 1-0.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
30' 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.
35' Gamba Osaka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Yuto Iwasaki is replaced by Noriyoshi Sakai.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' The whistle greets Ryohei Shirasaki as he departs to be replaced by Tomoya Koyamatsu.
61' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' The whistle greets Shu Kurata as he departs to be replaced by Kosuke Onose.
72' Ayumu Ohata has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 279 appearances.
75' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Kim Younggwon is replaced by Yota Sato on 75 minute.
79' Ayumu Ohata gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Shinya Nakano and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 80 minute. Yuki Yamamoto leaves to be changed by Kohei Okuno.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Gamba Osaka take all three points.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

28
Wellington Silva ↑ 67'
8
Kosuke Onose ↑ 67'
33
Haruto Shirai
17
Kohei Okuno ↑ 80'
16
Yota Sato ↑ 75'
26
Ko Yanagisawa ↑ 80'
31
Taichi Kato

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Yoshihiro Nakano
3
Eduardo
20
Hwang Seokho
13
Ryohei Shirasaki ↓ Tomoya Koyamatsu 56'
10
Yuta Higuchi
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Noriyoshi Sakai 46'
40
Park Ilkyu
4
Toshio Shimakawa
44
Keiya Sento ↓ Keita Yamashita 67'
47
Shinya Nakano ↓ Ayumu Ohata 79'
24
Nanasei Iino ↓ Kei Koizumi 46'

Bench

37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 46'
1
Tatsuya Morita
31
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 79'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↑ 56'
27
Ryunosuke Sagara
15
Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 46'
9
Keita Yamashita ↑ 67'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-10-02 Gamba Osaka 1–5 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2021-09-26 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-10-16 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2021-10-03 Tokushima Vortis 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-09-25 Avispa Fukuoka 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-09-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Ōita FC Trinita D 2021-09-11 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka52% Draw27% Sagan Tosu FC21%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

79%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

48%

Gamba Osaka or Sagan Tosu FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka33% Draw49% Sagan Tosu FC18%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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