Thursday , 2 July 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Gamba Osaka
3 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 05:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Welton 42' Y
Juan Alano 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Tōkyō 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
4
11
Gamba Osaka 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W
30 Nov Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W
09 Nov Jubilo Iwata A 4–3 W
23 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
18 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
05 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–1 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Gamba Osaka A 1–3 L
01 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 5–1 W
10 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–3 L
03 Nov Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–1 L
19 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
06 Oct Jubilo Iwata A 2–1 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
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
22% 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
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Pieros Sotiriou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' Isa Sakamoto doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' Shota Fukuoka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Suita City Football Stadium. Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' Shunki Higashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Welton gets a card.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Yotaro Nakajima on 60 minute.
  • 65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Shunki Higashi scoring 1 goals.
  • 70' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 73 minute. Ryoya Yamashita leaves to be changed by Yuya Fukuda.
  • 78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Tolgay Arslan trudges off to be replaced by Makoto Mitsuta on 78 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Rin Mito on, Kota Yamada off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Shinnosuke Nakatani makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' Japan international Tsukasa Shiotani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' Gamba Osaka receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Isa Sakamoto has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Gamba Osaka make a change. Isa Sakamoto trudges off to be replaced by Issam Jebali on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gamba Osaka players.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-11-30 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2024-11-09 Jubilo Iwata 3–4 Gamba Osaka W 2024-10-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2024-10-05 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-12-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-10-19 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-10-06 Jubilo Iwata 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.76 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka51% Draw20% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
71%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
49%
Gamba Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka38% Draw33% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 2
4.7%
1 – 1
4.7%
3 – 3
4.3%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
4 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 17% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 14% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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