Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Gamba Osaka

0 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 08:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 7' Thiago Santana

Shu Kurata 66' Y

Yosuke Ideguchi 89' Y

Yosuke Ideguchi 90' Y

Overview

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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 Hideaki Nishio
Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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

2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
14 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–0	D
03 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
27 Feb	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D
11 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–3	L
21 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
17 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L

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' Welcome to Panasonic Stadium Suita that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
7' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Thiago Santana gets a Yellow card.
12' The 37-year-old Yosuke Kawai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
17' Gamba Osaka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
22' Kota Miyamoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
27' Gamba Osaka looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Harumi Minamino scoring 1 goals.
32' A quiet spell here at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
37' Gamba Osaka have won 377 goals from 403 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Shu Kurata on, Tiago Alves off on 62 minutes.
66' That is a Yellow card for Gamba Osaka. Shu Kurata will be fuming at that decision.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Akira Disaro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
73' Yuya Fukuda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yota Sato at the 73 minute mark.
75' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Akira Disaro comes on to replace Thiago Santana.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
84' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Ryo Okui is replaced by Naoya Fukumori on 84 minute.
87' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Keisuke Kurokawa has done his job and it is now time for Kazunari Ichimi to step up.
89' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Yosuke Ideguchi gets a Yellow card.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Yosuke Ideguchi is booked for Gamba Osaka — Yellow card on 90.
90' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Yosuke Kawai is withdrawn and Ryo Takeuchi gets his opportunity.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

15
Yosuke Ideguchi
39
Takashi Usami
6
Ju Sejong ↓ Yuya Fukuda 73'
1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
5
Genta Miura C
8
Kosuke Onose
18
Patric
3
Gen Shoji
24
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 87'
32
Tiago Alves ↓ Shu Kurata 62'
16
Yota Sato ↓ Yuki Yamamoto 73'

Bench

13
Shunya Suganuma
10
Shu Kurata ↑ 62'
14
Yuya Fukuda ↑ 73'
20
Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 87'
25
Kei Ishikawa
29
Yuki Yamamoto ↑ 73'
34
Shuhei Kawasaki

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Valdo
6
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 90'
26
Yuta Taki
29
Naoya Fukumori ↑ 84'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 84'
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 75'
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-11 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-07 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2021-02-27 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-03-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.48 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka52% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

74%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

48%

Gamba Osaka or Shimizu S-Pulse

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka41% Draw36% Shimizu S-Pulse23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.4%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	19%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

9% ✗

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