Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Gamba Osaka

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

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Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Mikiya Nishimura
Referee Takao Nishiyama

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 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-19 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-07-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–2	L
16 Dec	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
06 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–1	W
29 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–5	L
22 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–1	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Gamba Osaka	A	2–0	W
16 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–3	L
12 Dec	Kashima Antlers	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
29 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka		Shimizu S-Pulse
#5	Position	#7
28	Points	24
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
61	Scored	40
53	Conceded	42
+8	GD	-2
1.56	PPG	1.33
56%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ 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, Shimizu S-Pulse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
25' Yugo Tatsuta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 367 appearances.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' 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.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' Riyo Kawamoto makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Shimizu S-Pulse are in front.
53' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 53 minute. Hiroki Fujiharu leaves to be changed by Kazuma Watanabe.
58' Yuki Yamamoto, a Japan , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuhei Kawasaki is hanging Dai Tsukamoto on the field on 61 minute.
64' What a moment for Shota Kaneko! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Kazunori Yoshimoto trudges off to be replaced by Yasufumi Nishimura on 71 minutes.
76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
81' Yuki Yamamoto makes way for Shoji Toyama at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
82' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 82 minute. Yusuke Goto leaves to be changed by Yuito Suzuki.
87' Gamba Osaka looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Harumi Minamino scoring 1 goals.
The points are shared — Gamba Osaka 0-2 Shimizu S-Pulse. Honours even.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 53'
39
Kazuma Watanabe ↑ 53'
3
Gen Shoji
16
Jun Ichimori
38
Shoji Toyama ↑ 81'
34
Shuhei Kawasaki ↑ 61'

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

18
Elsinho
39
Takuo Okubo
2
Yugo Tatsuta
6
Ryo Takeuchi C
17
Yosuke Kawai ↓ Mitsunari Musaka 61'
30
Shota Kaneko
4
Kazunori Yoshimoto ↓ Yasufumi Nishimura 71'
14
Yusuke Goto ↓ Yuito Suzuki 82'
16
Kenta Nishizawa
33
Riyo Kawamoto
21
Ryo Okui ↓ Takashi Kanai 82'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosuke Onose	3
Hwang Uijo	3
Ademilson	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Hwang Uijo	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Yugo Tatsuta	2
Yugo Tatsuta	1

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-12-19 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-16 Yokohama FC 0–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-12-06 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-12-19 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-12-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-11-25 Yokohama FC 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.65 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.19 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka49% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse30%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 4.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	70%	30%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

70%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

51%

Gamba Osaka or Shimizu S-Pulse

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka38% Draw34% Shimizu S-Pulse28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

6.1%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

2 – 3

4.6%

3 – 3

4.1%

4 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse 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%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

8% ✗

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