Gamba Osaka vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Gamba Osaka

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Vegalta Sendai

Sat 14 Nov 2020 · 06:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

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Overview

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

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Mikiya Nishimura
Referee Kota Watanabe

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 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-04-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-08-19 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	H	0–4	L
11 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
03 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
31 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
24 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–1	W
18 Oct	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–0	W

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	4–0	W
08 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–3	L
31 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
28 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	2–3	L
24 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–6	L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Vegalta Sendai does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Takuma Hamasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
17' The Japan Shun Nagasawa breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 0-1!
22' Simao Junior needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shu Kurata, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
32' Takumi Sasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Shun Nagasawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patric is hanging Shoji Toyama on the field on 46 minute.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' Ryu Takao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 58 minute. Para leaves to be changed by Takahiro Yanagi.
63' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Masaaki Higashiguchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gen Shoji.
70' The supporters are chanting for Yuya Fukuda. He replaces Hiroki Fujiharu on 70 minute.
73' Yuki Yamamoto makes way for Shuhei Kawasaki at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
75' Shun Nagasawa adds to his 0 season tally! Vegalta Sendai lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
80' It’s high time Takashi Kiyama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
83' Takayoshi Ishihara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaac Cuenca on 83 minute.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
89' Takahiro Yanagi adds to his 0 season tally! Vegalta Sendai lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
90' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Kohei Okuno departs to be replaced by Ren Shibamoto.
Vegalta Sendai celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Kosuke Onose ↑ 46'
14
Yuya Fukuda ↑ 70'
32
Ren Shibamoto ↑ 90'
18
Patric ↑ 46'
17
Ryo Shinzato
16
Jun Ichimori
34
Shuhei Kawasaki ↑ 73'

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
11
Shuhei Akasaki
36
Takahiro Yanagi ↑ 58'
37
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 90'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 83'
23
Simao Junior ↑ 90'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patric	5
Shun Nagasawa	4
Shu Kurata	2
Ademilson	2
Takuma Nishimura	2
Cayman Togashi	2
Takashi Usami	1
Shu Kurata	1

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2020-11-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2020-10-31 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-10-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-10-18 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 Gamba Osaka W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.41 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Gamba Osaka or Vegalta Sendai 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka38% Draw27% Vegalta Sendai35%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

65%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

62%

Gamba Osaka or Vegalta Sendai

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka26% Draw45% Vegalta Sendai29%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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