Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Gamba Osaka
2 – 3
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 09:30 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Jakub Slowik

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

4
10
Gamba Osaka 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai 2021-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 2–3 L
28 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
25 Aug Yokohama FC A 1–3 L
21 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
13 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–0 W
09 Aug Tokushima Vortis A 1–2 L
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Gamba Osaka A 3–2 W
29 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 0–1 L
25 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L
21 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–5 L
14 Aug Yokohama FC H 0–0 D
09 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 2 G 1 A
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Asahi Uenaka 1 G
Welton 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Gamba Osaka are looking to make home advantage count against Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' Takuma Nishimura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 10' Shogo Nakahara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 16' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Yuji Ono is withdrawn and Shinya Yajima gets his opportunity.
  • 21' It’s high time Masanobu Matsunami made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cayman Togashi makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shinya Yajima makes it 1-1.
  • 42' Against the run of play, Cayman Togashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 47' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kim Younggwon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 58' Patric has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Patric makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jakub Slowik.
  • 60' What a moment for Patric! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Ryu Takao by Ko Yanagisawa on 63 minute.
  • 66' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi makes way for Shogo Nakahara at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vegalta Sendai.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he leaves the pitch. Shogo Nakahara steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 72' Kosuke Onose is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wellington Silva is hanging Hiroki Fujiharu on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' A goal from the Japan international Takuma Nishimura! He fires home on 79 to make it 4-3!
  • 82' Takumi Mase is replacing Koji Hachisuka for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Chihiro Kato departs to be replaced by Naoya Fukumori.
  • 2-3 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patric 5
Shun Nagasawa 4
Cayman Togashi 2
Shu Kurata 2
Ademilson 2
Takuma Nishimura 2
Kim Younggwon 1
Katsuya Nagato 1

Head to Head

2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai 2021-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-08-25 Yokohama FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-08-21 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-08-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-08-09 Tokushima Vortis 2–1 Gamba Osaka L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-08-29 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-08-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2021-08-21 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2021-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Gamba Osaka or Vegalta Sendai 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka41% Draw28% Vegalta Sendai31%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
68%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
59%
Gamba Osaka or Vegalta Sendai
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka30% Draw46% Vegalta Sendai24%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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