Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Gamba Osaka

1 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 06:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryoya Yamashita 43' Y

Makoto Mitsuta 58' Y

Y 67' Zento Uno

Tokuma Suzuki 69' Y

Jun Ichimori 82' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-14 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-04-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-08-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–0	W
26 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W
14 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–5	L
08 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–1	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	1–1	D
26 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Albirex Niigata	H	2–0	W
16 Feb	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–4	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse get this one started.
5' Motoki Nishihara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Kengo Kitazume on, Reon Yamahara off on 15 minutes.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Reon Yamahara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 367 appearances.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' A quiet spell here at Suita City Football Stadium. Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' What a strike from Ryoya Yamashita! The score is 1-0.
41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryoya Yamashita.
46' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Yudai Shimamoto exits the field as Kazuki Kozuka enters on 46.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
58' Controversy at the stadium! Makoto Mitsuta argues furiously but the card stands.
63' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' The whistle greets Takashi Inui as he departs to be replaced by Ahmed Ahmedov.
67' That looks like a foul for a card for Zento Uno.
68' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Makoto Mitsuta by Shoji Toyama on 68 minute.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tokuma Suzuki on 69.
74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
77' Tokuma Suzuki makes way for Rin Mito at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
80' The whistle greets Zento Uno as he departs to be replaced by Motoki Nishihara.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Jun Ichimori argues furiously but the card stands.
87' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinya Nakano is hanging Shu Kurata on the field on 87 minute.
Another three points for Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

11
Issam Jebali
10
Shu Kurata ↓ Shinya Nakano 87'
67
Shogo Sasaki
4
Keisuke Kurokawa
6
Neta Lavi
22
Jun Ichimori
17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Takeru Kishimoto 77'
2
Shota Fukuoka
16
Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Rin Mito 77'
51
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Shoji Toyama 68'
3
Riku Handa

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-03-02 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-02-26 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2025-02-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-02-14 Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-02-16 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-11-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.71 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka54% Draw20% Shimizu S-Pulse26%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

74%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

46%

Gamba Osaka or Shimizu S-Pulse

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka42% Draw34% Shimizu S-Pulse24%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.1%

4 – 1

4 – 2

3.9%

3 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	15%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	18%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	13%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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