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Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
Gamba Osaka
0 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sun 8 Apr 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Minoru Tojo
  • Referee Kentaro Matsui

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

6
6
13
Gamba Osaka 25 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-09-16 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-03-11 Gamba Osaka 1–4 Vissel Kobe 2016-10-22 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
07 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D
31 Mar FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L
31 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D
18 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 2–2 D
17 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–2 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
08 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
31 Mar Júbilo Iwata A 0–1 L
30 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L
18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
18 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe
#5 Position #1
28 Points 35
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
61 Scored 41
53 Conceded 37
+8 GD +4
1.56 PPG 1.94
56% Win % 61%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gamba Osaka is hosting Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Junya Tanaka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Jesus made 330 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Levir Culpi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Genta Miura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Japan international Shuhei Otsuki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oh Jaeseok is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Fabio Aguiar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' 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 100% of all matches.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 457 games and scored 488 goals.
  • 0-1 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 6
Shu Kurata 4
Junya Tanaka 4
Patric 3
Gotoku Sakai 2
Kyogo Furuhashi 2
Hwang Uijo 2
Kanji Okunuki 2

Head to Head

2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-09-16 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-03-11 Gamba Osaka 1–4 Vissel Kobe 2016-10-22 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-04-07 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-03-31 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-03-31 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2018-03-18 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kashiwa Reysol D 2018-03-17 Gamba Osaka 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2018-04-08 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-03-31 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2018-03-30 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.28 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka36% Draw22% Vissel Kobe42%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
58%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
64%
Gamba Osaka or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka33% Draw35% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 16% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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