Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 18 Mar 2026 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)

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

2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2025-11-09 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
14 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	3–0	W
27 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W
21 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	5–2	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	3–2	W
28 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
22 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W
15 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Gamba Osaka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 1-1 Gamba Osaka. Honours even.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-03-14 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe W 2026-02-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-02-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-02-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–5 Vissel Kobe W

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-02-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-15 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.56 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe48% Draw21% Gamba Osaka31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

69%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

52%

Vissel Kobe or Gamba Osaka

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe38% Draw35% Gamba Osaka27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.6%

3 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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