Sunday , 16 August 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 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
4
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 2.5 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 Oita 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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have kicked off against Gamba Osaka. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 16' Shu Kurata puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
  • 20' Magnificent from Patric! That is 91 goals in 335 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Gamba Osaka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Toshihiro Aoyama suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Kosuke Onose has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Yuya Fukuda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
  • 61' Gamba Osaka make a change. Ademilson trudges off to be replaced by Takashi Usami on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Leandro Pereira makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Patric by Kazuma Watanabe on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 81 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Kodai Dohi.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Akira Ibayashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Shuhei Kawasaki. He replaces Kosuke Onose on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Gamba Osaka.

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
Patric 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Isa Sakamoto 2
Hayao Kawabe 2
Leandro Pereira 2
Shu Kurata 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 Oita 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.