Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 20 Aug 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Masaaki Higashiguchi

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

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
2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka 2022-06-29 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-05-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Gamba Osaka H 5–2 W
14 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 W
06 Aug Kashima Antlers A 2–0 W
30 Jul FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L
17 Jul Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
10 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–5 L
14 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L
30 Jul Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–1 D
16 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
09 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–4 L
06 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 0–1 L

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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' What composure from Leandro Pereira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 7' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' Brilliant from the forward! Nassim Ben Khalifa makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Japan international Shu Kurata has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 31' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Mitsuki Saito has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Musashi Suzuki. He replaces Leandro Pereira on 46 minute.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Masaaki Higashiguchi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' Gamba Osaka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 58' 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' Shu Kurata is replacing Juan for the Gamba Osaka side.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Ryotaro Meshino is replaced by Yuki Yamamoto.
  • 68' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yusuke Chajima is replaced by Ezequiel.
  • 73' GOAL! Nassim Ben Khalifa fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Nassim Ben Khalifa gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tomohiro Katanosaka will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' Makoto Mitsuta doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Tsukasa Morishima by Taishi Matsumoto on 83 minute.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Taishi Matsumoto makes it 5-2 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Dawhan. He replaces Mitsuki Saito on 89 minute.
  • 90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Gakuto Notsuda departs to be replaced by Kosei Shibasaki.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka 2022-06-29 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-05-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2022-07-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-07-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

Gamba Osaka Form

2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka L 2022-08-14 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-07-30 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2022-07-16 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2022-07-06 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima59% Draw18% Gamba Osaka23%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 88%
12%
± 3.5 75%
25%
± 4.5 58%
42%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
77%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
41%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Gamba Osaka
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima46% Draw31% Gamba Osaka23%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
5.6%
4 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
1 – 1
4.1%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 3
3.2%
5 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 16% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 18% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 12% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 7% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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