Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 17 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
- Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)
6 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Vissel Kobe H 5–0 W 29 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 25 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 7–6 W 22 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L 19 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 6–5 W 11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–5 L 29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W 05 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 4–1 W 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe #10 Position #4 25 Points 32 17 Played 17 9 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 7 59 Scored 40 52 Conceded 37 +7 GD +3 1.47 PPG 1.88 53% Win % 59% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season29% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonGamba Osaka are 10th (25 pts). Vissel Kobe are 4th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/–61-752/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-452/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Gamba Osaka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Ryoya Yamashita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Genta Miura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 22' Harumi Minamino puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 383 games and scored 365 goals.
- 32' 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.
- 36' What a strike from Genta Miura! The score is 2-0.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Yoshinori Muto.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' What a strike from Harumi Minamino! The score is 3-0.
- 57' Shuto Abe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 62' 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.
- 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 0% of all matches.
- 72' 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 Rikuto Hirose suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takashi Usami, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 12 goals in the last 11 games.
- 80' What a strike from Kanji Okunuki! The score is 4-0.
- 82' Goal! Deniz Hummet scores his 10 goal in 4 matches.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- The final score is 5-0.
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Gamba Osaka Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 5
- 21
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 17
- 15
- 27
- 42
- 18
Bench
- 1
- 10
- 47
- 16
- 41
- 44
- 23
- 19
- 36
Coach Jens WissingVissel Kobe Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 11
- 24
- 7
- 41
- 1
- 5
- 13
- 16
- 23
- 4
- 29
Bench
- 10
- 3
- 14
- 71
- 26
- 25
- 80
- 44
- 28
Coach Michael Skibbe -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuya Osako 6 Shu Kurata 4 Junya Tanaka 4 Patric 3 Yoshinori Muto 2 Gotoku Sakai 2 Kyogo Furuhashi 2 Hwang Uijo 2 Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 43.5 Gamba Osaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.37 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 87%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 5.87Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 98% 2% ± 2.5 92% 8% ± 3.5 82% 18% ± 4.5 67% 33% Double Chance
Gamba Osaka or Draw 75%Draw or Vissel Kobe 44%Gamba Osaka or Vissel Kobe 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual3 – 2 5.6%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.9%4 – 2 4.8%3 – 3 4.3%2 – 1 4.3%4 – 1 4.2%2 – 3 3.8%4 – 3 3.8%5 – 2 3.4%1 – 2 3%5 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka
Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Vissel Kobe covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 16% 59% -1.5 41% — 59% -1 41% 17% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 12% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 7% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 10% ✗Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 4% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.