Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L 04 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W 21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 15–16 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W 07 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka FC #4 Position #8 25 Points 21 15 Played 14 9 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 6 58 Scored 33 49 Conceded 28 +9 GD +5 1.67 PPG 1.50 60% Win % 57% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season36% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonGamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 8th (21 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gamba Osaka is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 6' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 6.
- 11' 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.
- 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thiago Andrade on 13.
- 18' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thiago Andrade scoring 1 goals.
- 23' Shinnosuke Nakatani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 28' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Shu Kurata was booked on 29.
- 34' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 35' The supporters are chanting for Takeru Kishimoto. He replaces Riku Handa on 35 minute.
- 40' Goal! Thiago Andrade scores his 7 goal in 264 matches.
- 45' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 45 minute. Reiya Sakata leaves to be changed by Yumeki Yokoyama.
- 46' Shuto Abe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shu Kurata on 46 minute.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Cerezo Osaka FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 54' It’s gonna be a card for Takeru Kishimoto.
- 59' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Rikito Inoue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Hayato Okuda by Dion Cools on 62 minute.
- 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shunta Tanaka, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 72' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Cools made 346 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Ryotaro Meshino. He replaces Welton on 81 minute.
- 84' It’s gonna be a card for Harumi Minamino.
- 86' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Motohiko Nakajima by Solomon Sakuragawa on 86 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Ryoya Yamashita as he departs to be replaced by Shoji Toyama.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Gamba Osaka.
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Gamba Osaka
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 1
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Shu Kurata ↓ Shuto Abe 46'
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Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shoji Toyama 90'
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Riku Handa ↓ Takeru Kishimoto 35'
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Welton ↓ Ryotaro Meshino 81'
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Gaku Nawata ↓ Harumi Minamino 46'
Bench- 11
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Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 81'
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Shuto Abe ↑ 46'
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Shoji Toyama ↑ 90'
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Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 35'
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Harumi Minamino ↑ 46'
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Coach Jens WissingCerezo Osaka FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 44
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Thiago Andrade ↓ Shinji Kagawa 62'
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Reiya Sakata ↓ Yumeki Yokoyama 45'
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Hayato Okuda ↓ Dion Cools 62'
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Bench-
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Dion Cools ↑ 62'
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Shinji Kagawa ↑ 62'
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Solomon Sakuragawa ↑ 86'
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Yumeki Yokoyama ↑ 45'
Coach Arthur Papas -
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