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Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2018

J. League · 2018
Gamba Osaka
1 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

5
5
11
Gamba Osaka 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-07 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
21 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
15 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–1 W
01 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
26 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 0–3 L
19 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 1–2 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
22 Sep FC Tokyo H 1–1 D
15 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Kashima Antlers H 3–1 W
25 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L

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

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ 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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
  • 5' Kosuke Onose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Patric is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' Koki Yonekura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Genta Miura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
  • 65' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yasuyuki Konno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Takuto Hayashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Gamba Osaka take all three points.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nassim Ben Khalifa 4
Makoto Mitsuta 3
Hayao Kawabe 2
Leandro Pereira 2
Shu Kurata 2
Patric 2
Patric 2
Mutsuki Kato 2

Head to Head

2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-07 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-09-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-09-15 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-09-01 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-08-19 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.14 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka47% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
69%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
53%
Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka34% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

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 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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