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

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J. League · 2025

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

Kyoto 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	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

Kyoto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Kyoto 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 Tokyo	H	3–0	W
25 May	Tokyo 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	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–3	L
22 Jun	FC Tokyo	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

Kyoto 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

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kyoto Sanga FC launch into their encounter with Gamba Osaka.
5' Gamba Osaka player sees a card in front of him.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kyoto Sanga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Kyoto Sanga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
16' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Taiki Hirato comes on to replace Takuji Yonemoto.
17' What a strike from Marco Tulio! The score is 1-0.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kyoto Sanga FC and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The deadlock is broken! Marco Tulio gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
30' Gamba Osaka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ryotaro Meshino scoring 1 goals.
35' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Takeru Kishimoto comes on to replace Keisuke Kurokawa.
47' That looks like a foul for a card for Takeru Kishimoto.
52' What a moment for Shinnosuke Fukuda! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
57' 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.
62' 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.
66' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Shun Nagasawa by Temma Matsuda on 66 minute.
67' Hidehiro Sugai gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Shinnosuke Fukuda and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Kyoto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
79' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
83' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Makoto Mitsuta departs to be replaced by Juan Alano.
84' Patrick William is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marco Tulio at the 84 minute mark.
88' Brilliant from the ! Issam Jebali makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 88.
Gamba Osaka will have plenty to reflect on. Kyoto Sanga FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kyoto 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
Papagaio	2
Ryotaro Meshino	2
Marco Tulio	2
Deniz Hummet	2
Peter Utaka	1
Takashi Usami	1
Genki Omae	1
Takuji Yonemoto	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

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

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-06-28 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tokyo 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 Kyoto 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

Kyoto Sanga FC47% Draw21% Gamba Osaka32%

Actual: Kyoto 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

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

53%

Kyoto Sanga FC or Gamba Osaka

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyoto Sanga FC35% Draw35% Gamba Osaka30%

Actual: Kyoto 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 — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyoto 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

Kyoto 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.