Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Gamba Osaka

2 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League .

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Atsushi Kamimura

13 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

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

Gamba Osaka 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
22 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W
15 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
07 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	5–4	W
06 Dec	Tokyo Verdy	H	4–1	W
30 Nov	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–0	W
08 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–2	L
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	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

22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

22% 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

2/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse.
With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

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
Douglas	1

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-02-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-15 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka W 2025-12-06 Gamba Osaka 4–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-11-30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Gamba Osaka L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2026-02-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-02-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-12-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.78 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka61% Draw19% Shimizu S-Pulse20%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

80%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

39%

Gamba Osaka or Shimizu S-Pulse

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka47% Draw34% Shimizu S-Pulse19%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	17%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	19%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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