Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 26 Feb FC Machida Zelvia A 1–0 W 22 Feb Kashima Antlers A 0–4 L 16 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L 08 Dec Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–0 D 30 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 4–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W 26 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 22 Feb Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W 14 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–5 L 08 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W 30 Nov Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Gamba Osaka #15 Position #5 28 Points 28 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 29 Scored 61 32 Conceded 53 -3 GD +8 1.56 PPG 1.56 56% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededGamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Gamba Osaka gets underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 16' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Kaito Chida is replaced by Yuan Matsuhashi.
- 21' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Shinya Nakano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 36' Tokuma Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' The whistle greets Goki Yamada as he departs to be replaced by Itsuki Someno.
- 46' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Hiroto Yamami is replaced by Yuya Fukuda.
- 51' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' 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.
- 61' 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.
- 66' Yuto Tsunashima was booked on 66.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 89 games and scored 75 goals.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Issam Jebali.
- 79' Tokyo Verdy player sees a card in front of him.
- 79' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tokuma Suzuki is hanging Rin Mito on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Shu Kurata as he departs to be replaced by Juan Alano.
- 85' Issam Jebali puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
- 85' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yuya Fukuda is replaced by Issei Kumatoriya on 85 minute.
- 89' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Kosuke Saito departs to be replaced by Soma Meshino.
- 90' The whistle greets Yuan Matsuhashi as he departs to be replaced by Yudai Kimura.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Tokyo Verdy and Gamba Osaka (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 11
- 5
- 3
- 23
- 13
- 40
Bench
- 16
- 14
- 9
- 19
- 21
- 4
- 10
- 20
- 25
Coach Hiroshi JofukuGamba Osaka Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
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10
Shu Kurata ↓ Juan Alano 84'
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24
Yusei Egawa ↓ Shogo Sasaki 46'
- 4
- 6
- 22
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shinya Nakano 90'
- 2
- 15
- 3
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27
Rin Mito ↓ Tokuma Suzuki 79'
Bench
- 1
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47
Juan Alano ↑ 84'
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67
Shogo Sasaki ↑ 46'
- 40
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33
Shinya Nakano ↑ 90'
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16
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 79'
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51
Makoto Mitsuta ↑ 46'
- 42
- 38
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Issam Jebali 3 Makoto Mitsuta 1 Harumi Minamino 1 Itsuki Someno 1 Dawhan 1 Koki Morita 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 Gamba Osaka xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Gamba Osaka 75% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.45Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 58%Draw or Gamba Osaka 68%Tokyo Verdy or Gamba Osaka 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.3%1 – 2 8.5%2 – 1 7.2%2 – 2 6.6%0 – 2 5.6%0 – 1 Actual1 – 3 5.2%0 – 0 4.6%1 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 4%3 – 1 3.8%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Gamba Osaka covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 16% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 19% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 13% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

