Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 61' Douglas Vieira

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Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
Referee Kentaro Matsui
Referee Koei Koya

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 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-08-10 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
18 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–1	W
12 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–2	D
04 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
23 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
18 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	3–0	W
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' Takuto Hayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Brazil international Douglas Vieira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
40' Ryo Nagai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' A goal from the Japan international Genta Miura! He fires home on 41 to make it 1-0!
46' The crowd applauds Kosei Shibasaki as he leaves the pitch. Toshihiro Aoyama steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yusuke Chajima, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Douglas Vieira gets a Yellow card.
64' Shunki Higashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tsukasa Morishima at the 64 minute mark.
66' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinya Yajima is hanging Takashi Usami on the field on 66 minute.
71' Gamba Osaka have won 377 goals from 403 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' Patric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kazuma Watanabe at the 75 minute mark.
77' The crowd applauds Douglas Vieira as he leaves the pitch. Ryo Nagai steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Shu Kurata has done his job and it is now time for Yuki Yamamoto to step up.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 66'
11
Yuji Ono ↑ 66'
18
Patric ↑ 75'
24
Keisuke Kurokawa ↑ 90'
25
Kei Ishikawa
29
Yuki Yamamoto ↑ 90'
38
Shoji Toyama

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 46'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Shunki Higashi 64'
8
Hayao Kawabe
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Ryo Nagai 77'
23
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Rhayner 46'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Tomoya Fujii 64'

Bench

44
Rhayner ↑ 46'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 46'
38
Keisuke Osako
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 64'
3
Akira Ibayashi
20
Ryo Nagai ↑ 77'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 64'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nassim Ben Khalifa	4
Makoto Mitsuta	3
Shu Kurata	2
Patric	2
Patric	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Isa Sakamoto	2
Hayao Kawabe	2

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-07-18 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2020-07-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2020-07-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-02-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Gamba Osaka W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.05 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 78% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka45% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima33%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

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	39%	61%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

67%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

55%

Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka31% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

2 – 2

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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