Thursday , 2 July 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

Match Preview

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 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

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
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' KICK OFF: Vegalta Sendai gets underway.
  • 5' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Yuji Ono is replaced by Shinya Yajima.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' Goal! Cayman Togashi scores his 12 goal in 437 matches.
  • 39' What a strike from Shinya Yajima! The score is 1-1.
  • 42' Sensational shot from Cayman Togashi. Vegalta Sendai is back in the lead.
  • 47' It’s high time Masanobu Matsunami made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 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 Shogo Nakahara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Kyohei Yoshino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' What a strike from Patric! The score is 2-2.
  • 59' Patric with the second goal in the match!
  • 59' Vegalta Sendai player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' What a strike from Patric! The score is 4-2.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ko Yanagisawa. He replaces Ryu Takao on 63 minute.
  • 66' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Kunimitsu Sekiguchi by Shogo Nakahara on 66 minute.
  • 67' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shogo Nakahara is hanging Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Wellington Silva. He replaces Hiroki Fujiharu on 78 minute.
  • 79' What a strike from Takuma Nishimura! The score is 4-3.
  • 82' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Koji Hachisuka by Takumi Mase on 82 minute.
  • 87' Rikiya Uehara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoya Fukumori is hanging Chihiro Kato on the field on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vegalta Sendai players.

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
Takuma Nishimura 2
Cayman Togashi 2
Shu Kurata 2
Ademilson 2
Kazuma Watanabe 1
Yuki Yamamoto 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.