Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Gamba Osaka

Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Takao Nishiyama

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
21 Mar	Ōita FC Trinita	A	3–1	W
17 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
07 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–3	D

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
27 Feb	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
19 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–2	L
16 Dec	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
06 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–1	W
29 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D

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

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

15% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ 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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 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' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Gamba Osaka — let the battle begin!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 348 appearances.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yuya Asano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
40' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Shinya Yajima is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
62' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Tiago Alves has done his job and it is now time for Takashi Usami to step up.
67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
68' Shu Kurata makes way for Yuya Fukuda at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
69' Leandro Pereira is replacing Patric for the Gamba Osaka side.
74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
79' Japan international Hayao Kawabe has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
82' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Kosuke Onose departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
83' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yuya Asano is replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
86' The whistle greets Tsukasa Morishima as he departs to be replaced by Yoichi Naganuma.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

37
Junior Santos ↓ Ezequiel 83'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 86'
8
Hayao Kawabe C
24
Shunki Higashi
9
Douglas Vieira
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 83'
33
Yuta Imazu

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Leandro Pereira ↑ 69'
39
Takashi Usami ↑ 62'
21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 82'
6
Ju Sejong ↑ 82'
13
Shunya Suganuma
14
Yuya Fukuda ↑ 68'
25
Kei Ishikawa

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

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

2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2021-03-21 Ōita FC Trinita 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-03-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-03-07 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2021-02-27 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-12-19 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-16 Yokohama FC 0–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-12-06 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-29 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw23% Gamba Osaka29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

71%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

52%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Gamba Osaka

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw38% Gamba Osaka25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 0

Actual

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%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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