Kyōto Sanga FC vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Kyōto Sanga FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Gamba Osaka

Sat 28 Jun 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Shinnosuke Nakatani

Y 47' Takeru Kishimoto

Kyo Sato 79' Y

Overview

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Kyōto Sanga FC vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

Kyōto Sanga FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2025-04-29 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-09-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-04-03 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-07-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jun	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
21 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–3	D
31 May	FC Tōkyō	H	3–0	W
25 May	Tōkyō Verdy	A	0–1	L
17 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	3–0	W
11 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jun	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–3	L
22 Jun	FC Tōkyō	H	2–0	W
15 Jun	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–0	D
31 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
25 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–2	D
17 May	Vissel Kobe	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC		Gamba Osaka
#8	Position	#5
23	Points	28
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
32	Scored	61
39	Conceded	53
-7	GD	+8
1.28	PPG	1.56
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/8

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	5 G	3 A
Ryotaro Meshino	2 G
Welton	2 G
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Kyoto Sanga FC are looking to make home advantage count against Gamba Osaka.
5' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Shinnosuke Nakatani.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Takuji Yonemoto departs to be replaced by Taiki Hirato.
17' Marco Tulio adds to his 0 season tally! Kyoto Sanga FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
22' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Marco Tulio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kyoto Sanga FC and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Takeru Kishimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keisuke Kurokawa on 46 minute.
47' Takeru Kishimoto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Shinnosuke Fukuda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
57' Ryoya Yamashita has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kyoto Sanga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 66 minute. Shun Nagasawa leaves to be changed by Temma Matsuda.
67' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Shinnosuke Fukuda is replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
72' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Shimpei Fukuoka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Kyo Sato.
83' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Makoto Mitsuta by Juan Alano on 83 minute.
84' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Marco Tulio is withdrawn and Patrick William gets his opportunity.
88' The deadlock is broken! Issam Jebali gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
3-1 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

7
Takashi Usami ↓ Issam Jebali 66'
20
Shinnosuke Nakatani
4
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Takeru Kishimoto 46'
13
Shuto Abe
22
Jun Ichimori
2
Shota Fukuoka
16
Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Neta Lavi 46'
51
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Juan Alano 83'
3
Riku Handa
97
Welton ↓ Ryoya Yamashita 66'
23
Deniz Hummet

Bench

11
Issam Jebali ↑ 66'
1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
5
Genta Miura
47
Juan Alano ↑ 83'
10
Shu Kurata
6
Neta Lavi ↑ 46'
17
Ryoya Yamashita ↑ 66'
33
Shinya Nakano
15
Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 46'

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Deniz Hummet	2
Haruki Arai	2
Papagaio	2
Ryotaro Meshino	2
Takashi Usami	2
Issam Jebali	2
Marco Tulio	2
Shinnosuke Fukuda	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-06-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-06-21 Kashiwa Reysol 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-05-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō W 2025-05-25 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-05-17 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–3 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-06-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tōkyō W 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-31 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.36 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.14 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC47% Draw21% Gamba Osaka32%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

53%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Gamba Osaka

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyōto Sanga FC35% Draw35% Gamba Osaka30%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

3 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.2%

4 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	17%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	16%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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