Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Gamba Osaka

5 – 0

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Sat 2 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium 33,314 HT 45' · FT 45'

Harumi Minamino 22' 1–0

Genta Miura 36' 2–0

Harumi Minamino 52' 3–0

Kanji Okunuki 80' 4–0

Deniz Hummet 82' 5–0

Y 45' Yoshinori Muto

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)

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

Gamba Osaka 25 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe 2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2025-11-09 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-08-17 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–0	W
29 Apr	Kyōto 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

Vissel Kobe

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
#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

14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

43% 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

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ 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

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Suita City Football Stadium as Gamba Osaka face off against Vissel Kobe in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 451 games and scored 478 goals.
20' 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.
22' GOAL! Harumi Minamino fires home to make it 1-0!
27' The 27-year-old Caetano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Genta Miura doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' That is a card for Vissel Kobe. Yoshinori Muto will be fuming at that decision.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
52' The Japan forward Harumi Minamino breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 3-0!
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Daiju Sasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 6 cards already picked up this season.
67' 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.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
77' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
80' Goal! Kanji Okunuki scores his 7 goal in 302 matches.
82' Deniz Hummet does the damage! The net is bulging and Gamba Osaka surge ahead!
87' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Wissing

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

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

2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka W 2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-04-29 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.37 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.28 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka56% Draw19% Vissel Kobe25%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes86% 0% No14%

Avg goals/match: 5.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	91%	9%
± 3.5	79%	21%
± 4.5	64%	36%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw

75%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

44%

Gamba Osaka or Vissel Kobe

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Gamba Osaka46% Draw30% Vissel Kobe24%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 1

4.8%

4 – 2

4.8%

3 – 3

4.3%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

4 – 3

3.6%

1 – 1

3.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

5 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap	Gamba Osaka covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	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%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

11% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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