Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Damian Kos (Poland)
- Assistant 1 Adam Karasewicz (Poland)
- Assistant 2 Kohei Ando (Japan)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L 06 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 02 May Vissel Kobe H 5–0 W 29 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 25 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 7–6 W 22 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 06 May Vissel Kobe H 5–6 L 02 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima #5 Position #4 28 Points 30 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 61 Scored 41 53 Conceded 33 +8 GD +8 1.56 PPG 1.67 56% Win % 56% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonGamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Suita City Football Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' 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 Naoto Arai suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Shinnosuke Nakatani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 49' The referee calls foul for Hayao Kawabe. He receives a card.
- 54' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Shunki Higashi scoring 1 goals.
- 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Naoto Arai.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rui Araki, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 68' Shunki Higashi puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
- 73' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 78' Hayao Kawabe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 83' 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.
- 88' Sota Nakamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.
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Lineups
Gamba Osaka Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 17
- 47
- 15
- 16
- 44
- 23
- 18
- 36
Bench
- 7
- 1
- 21
- 10
- 41
- 97
- 42
- 38
- 19
Coach Jens WissingSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 24
- 17
- 33
- 13
- 15
- 11
- 39
Bench
- 9
- 14
- 41
- 99
- 16
- 25
- 10
- 40
- 45
Coach Bartosch Gaul -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nassim Ben Khalifa 4 Makoto Mitsuta 3 Mutsuki Kato 2 Isa Sakamoto 2 Hayao Kawabe 2 Leandro Pereira 2 Shu Kurata 2 Patric 2 Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.2 Gamba Osaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.21Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
Gamba Osaka or Draw 63%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 61%Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual1 – 1 7.3%2 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.5%3 – 1 5.1%3 – 2 5.1%2 – 3 4.6%1 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 3.7%3 – 3 3.4%0 – 2 3.1%1 – 0 2.9%Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka
Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 13% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 18% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 16% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 11% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 12% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.