Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kashima Antlers
4 – 0
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 20,525 HT 45' · FT 45'
Hayato Nakama 48' 1–0
Yuma Suzuki 64' 2–0
Shoma Doi 86' 3–0
Shoma Doi 87' 4–0
Y 32' Kyung-won Kwon
Y 90' Neta Lavi

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
  • Assistant 2 Satoshi Karakami

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 Tokyo 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

11
8
3
Kashima Antlers 22 games · Avg 1.9 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-07-24 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
23 Apr Albirex Niigata A 2–0 W
15 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–5 L
09 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
01 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
18 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–2 L
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–4 L
23 Apr Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
01 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–4 L
18 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Gamba Osaka
#11 Position #5
45 Points 28
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 61
20 Conceded 53
+20 GD +8
2.50 PPG 1.56
83% Win % 56%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Yuma Suzuki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 96 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rikuto Hirose made 302 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Kyung-Won Kwon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' 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.
  • 48' GOAL! Hayato Nakama scores on 48.
  • 49' The Japan Hayato Nakama breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-0!
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Rihito Yamamoto is replacing Dawhan for the Gamba Osaka side.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Dawhan is replaced by Rihito Yamamoto.
  • 62' It’s high time Daiki Iwamasa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' A stunning finish from Yuma Suzuki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Naohiro Sugiyama exits the field as Musashi Suzuki enters on 65.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Naohiro Sugiyama as he leaves the pitch. Musashi Suzuki steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 70' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Hayato Nakama departs to be replaced by Shoma Doi.
  • 73' Kei Chinen gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Yuma Suzuki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' The whistle greets Kyung-Won Kwon as he departs to be replaced by Shota Fukuoka.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 86' GOAL! Shoma Doi fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shoma Doi makes it 5-0.
  • 88' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 88 minute. Yuta Higuchi leaves to be changed by Yu Funabashi.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Shoma Doi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 89 minute. Yuki Kakita leaves to be changed by Gen Shoji.
  • 90' Gamba Osaka receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Kashima Antlers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shoma Doi 4
Ayase Ueda 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Hayato Nakama 2
Patric 2
Kosuke Onose 2
Tiago Alves 2
Koki Machida 1

Head to Head

2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-07-24 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2023-04-15 Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe L 2023-04-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-03-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Kashima Antlers L

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-04-23 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-04-15 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Gamba Osaka L 2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-01 Shonan Bellmare 4–1 Gamba Osaka L 2023-03-18 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.08 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers67% Draw17% Gamba Osaka16%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
85%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
33%
Kashima Antlers or Gamba Osaka
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers54% Draw32% Gamba Osaka14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
6%
3 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.8%
1 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 19% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 19% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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