Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 09:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at EDION Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura

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

11
5
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-08-10 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
23 Sep Ōita FC Trinita A 2–0 W
19 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
13 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–5 L
09 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–1 W
05 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
23 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
19 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–0 W
13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
09 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 0–3 L
05 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 4–1 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 340 games and scored 437 goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 16' Magnificent from Shu Kurata! That is 27 goals in 408 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Magnificent from Patric! That is 91 goals in 340 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Yosuke Ideguchi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Takuto Hayashi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Shunki Higashi exits the field as Yusuke Chajima enters on 60.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Takashi Usami. He replaces Ademilson on 61 minute.
  • 66' Hayato Araki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Leandro Pereira makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yoshifumi Kashiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' The whistle greets Patric as he departs to be replaced by Kazuma Watanabe.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Kodai Dohi. He replaces Yuya Asano on 81 minute.
  • 86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Kosuke Onose exits the field as Shuhei Kawasaki enters on 90.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Gamba Osaka were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nassim Ben Khalifa 4
Makoto Mitsuta 3
Hayao Kawabe 2
Leandro Pereira 2
Shu Kurata 2
Patric 2
Patric 2
Mutsuki Kato 2

Head to Head

2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-08-10 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-09-23 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-09-19 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-19 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2020-09-13 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2020-09-09 Kashiwa Reysol 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.48 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima43% Draw23% Gamba Osaka34%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
66%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
57%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Gamba Osaka
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw35% Gamba Osaka28%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
4 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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