Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L 17 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 10 May Avispa Fukuoka H 5–4 W 06 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 6–4 W 02 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W 29 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W 10 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L 06 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 02 May Vissel Kobe H 5–0 W 29 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 25 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 7–6 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Gamba Osaka #13 Position #8 24 Points 28 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 61 42 Conceded 53 -2 GD +8 1.33 PPG 1.56 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts). Gamba Osaka are 8th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededGamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Gamba Osaka for another epic battle.
- 5' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Zento Uno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a card on 15.
- 16' Rin Mito is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
- 21' Gamba Osaka looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Harumi Minamino scoring 1 goals.
- 26' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ginjiro Ikegaya, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' GOAL! Masaki Yumiba scores on 58.
- 61' GOAL! Harumi Minamino scores on 61. Assisted by Ryo Hatsuse
- 64' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a card on 64.
- 69' Kai Matsuzaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 74' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 75' Gamba Osaka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harumi Minamino on 75.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Tokuma Suzuki. He receives a card.
- 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 89' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Takato Yamamoto gets a card.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
- 28
- 81
- 16
- 10
- 25
- 51
- 21
- 15
- 47
- 9
- 6
Bench
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 38
- 70
- 44
- 97
- 17
- 23
Coach Takayuki YoshidaGamba Osaka Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 5
- 21
- 8
- 4
- 17
- 16
- 27
- 23
- 18
- 19
Bench
- 1
- 67
- 47
- 97
- 42
- 38
- 36
- 35
- 32
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hwang Uijo 3 Kosuke Onose 3 Ademilson 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Hwang Uijo 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Yugo Tatsuta 2 Harumi Minamino 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.7 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.8 Gamba Osaka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 86%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.5Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 97% 3% ± 2.5 90% 10% ± 3.5 78% 22% ± 4.5 62% 38% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 59%Draw or Gamba Osaka 62%Shimizu S-Pulse or Gamba Osaka 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 5.8%2 – 3 5.3%3 – 2 5.1%3 – 3 4.7%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 4%3 – 1 3.8%1 – 1 3.7%2 – 4 3.7%4 – 2 3.4%3 – 4 3.3%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Gamba Osaka covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 11% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 15% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 16% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 12% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.