Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Full Time

Gamba Osaka

Sun 24 May 2026 · 08:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,248 HT 45' · FT 45'

Masaki Yumiba 58' 1–0

1–1 61' Harumi Minamino

1–2 75' Yutaka Yoshida og

Y 15' Rin Mito

Jelani Sumiyoshi 64' Y

Y 79' Tokuma Suzuki

Y 90' Takato Yamamoto

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka 2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-14 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Gamba Osaka

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
#7	Position	#5
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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Koya Kitagawa

1 G

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	1 G	1 A
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G
Asahi Uenaka	1 G
Welton	1 G
Deniz Hummet	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Shimizu S-Pulse have kicked off against Gamba Osaka. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 26-year-old Togo Umeda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Rin Mito gets a card.
16' A moment of madness from Rin Mito on 16 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
21' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Se-hun Oh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
26' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' 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.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ginjiro Ikegaya is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact 4-2-3-1.
46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
51' Yuki Honda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
58' A goal from the Japan international Masaki Yumiba! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-0!
61' Harumi Minamino has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
64' Controversy at the stadium! Jelani Sumiyoshi argues furiously but the card stands.
69' Rin Mito has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
74' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Harumi Minamino puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
79' Tokuma Suzuki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' A moment of madness from Takato Yamamoto on 90 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Shimizu S-Pulse 1-2 Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Wissing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosuke Onose	3
Hwang Uijo	3
Hwang Uijo	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Yugo Tatsuta	2
Ademilson	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Shota Kaneko	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-05-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2026-05-17 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-05-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-05-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 6–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-05-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka L 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.7 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.8 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse38% Draw21% Gamba Osaka41%

Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes86% 0% No14%

Avg goals/match: 5.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse33% Draw32% Gamba Osaka35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 3

4.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

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.