Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Vissel Kobe

3 – 2

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Gamba Osaka

Sat 17 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Thuler 16' Y

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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

Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-08-17 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2024-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-12-03 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-03-04 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–2	W
10 May	FC Tokyo	A	0–1	L
06 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–3	L
03 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Vissel Kobe	A	2–3	L
11 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
06 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–0	W
03 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	4–0	W
29 Apr	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–1	W
25 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe		Gamba Osaka
#1	Position	#5
35	Points	28
18	Played	18
11 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
41	Scored	61
37	Conceded	53
+4	GD	+8
1.94	PPG	1.56
61%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Noevir Stadium that hosts another battle between Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka.
5' Takashi Usami, a Japan , has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
16' Controversy at the stadium! Thuler argues furiously but the card stands.
21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juan Alano made 333 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Neta Lavi departs to be replaced by Shu Kurata.
50' Yuya Osako does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
56' Shu Kurata is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
59' The Brazil Erik breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 2-1!
64' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
67' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Erik exits the field as Jean Patric enters on 67.
68' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Deniz Hummet is replaced by Harumi Minamino on 68 minute.
73' The Japan Keisuke Kurokawa breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-2!
78' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' Juan Alano makes way for Welton at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
85' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Taisei Miyashiro exits the field as Haruya Ide enters on 85.
90' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 90 minute. Takashi Usami leaves to be changed by Yusei Egawa.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

7
Takashi Usami ↓ Yusei Egawa 90'
47
Juan Alano ↓ Welton 83'
20
Shinnosuke Nakatani
4
Keisuke Kurokawa
6
Neta Lavi ↓ Shu Kurata 46'
22
Jun Ichimori
17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Takeru Kishimoto 83'
2
Shota Fukuoka
51
Makoto Mitsuta
3
Riku Handa
23
Deniz Hummet ↓ Harumi Minamino 68'

Bench

1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
5
Genta Miura
10
Shu Kurata ↑ 46'
24
Yusei Egawa ↑ 90'
40
Shoji Toyama
15
Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 83'
97
Welton ↑ 83'
42
Harumi Minamino ↑ 68'
38
Gaku Nawata

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Osako	6
Junya Tanaka	4
Shu Kurata	4
Patric	3
Yoshinori Muto	2
Gotoku Sakai	2
Kyogo Furuhashi	2
Hwang Uijo	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka W 2025-05-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-05-03 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-04-20 Vissel Kobe 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-05-03 Gamba Osaka 4–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-04-29 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-25 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.84 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.19 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe53% Draw20% Gamba Osaka27%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 5.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	72%	28%
± 4.5	55%	45%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

72%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

47%

Vissel Kobe or Gamba Osaka

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe41% Draw33% Gamba Osaka26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 3

4.5%

3 – 3

4.2%

4 – 2

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.3%

4 – 3

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	15%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	17%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	14%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	9%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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