Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Gamba Osaka

Sat 14 Mar 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2025-08-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
06 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	3–1	W
06 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–1	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	3–2	W
28 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
22 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W
15 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
07 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	5–4	W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Gamba Osaka
#4	Position	#5
30	Points	28
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
41	Scored	61
33	Conceded	53
+8	GD	+8
1.67	PPG	1.56
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	2 G	1 A
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G
Asahi Uenaka	1 G
Welton	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sanfrecce Hiroshima take all three points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nassim Ben Khalifa	4
Makoto Mitsuta	3
Patric	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Isa Sakamoto	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Shu Kurata	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-12-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-02-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-15 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima52% Draw21% Gamba Osaka27%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.56

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

73%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

48%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Gamba Osaka

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw35% Gamba Osaka25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	18%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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