Gamba Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yuzo Sutani
- Assistant 1 Koji Morikawa
- Assistant 2 Tatsuya Fujisawa
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 19 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 6–5 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Gamba Osaka A 5–6 L 11 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–5 L 05 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–4 L 21 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–1 L 18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–2 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Fagiano Okayama FC #4 Position #12 25 Points 20 15 Played 14 9 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 8 58 Scored 33 49 Conceded 41 +9 GD -8 1.67 PPG 1.43 60% Win % 43% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season21% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonGamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 12th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Suita City Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Fagiano Okayama FC.
- 5' Goal! Masaaki Higashiguchi scores his 1 goal in 382 matches.
- 10' Fagiano Okayama FC is showing some good football. However, Fagiano Okayama FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Fagiano Okayama FC 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.
- 20' Tokuma Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fagiano Okayama FC that had 51 games and scored 42 goals.
- 26' What a strike from Takeru Kishimoto! The score is 2-0.
- 31' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryo Hatsuse, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' 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.
- 42' Fagiano Okayama FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 47' Shuto Abe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 52' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Eiji Miyamoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Another substitution for Fagiano Okayama FC to replace Haruka Motoyama by Masaya Matsumoto on 56 minute.
- 57' Another substitution for Fagiano Okayama FC to replace Noah Browne by Kosuke Shirai on 57 minute.
- 60' The whistle greets Tokuma Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Rin Mito.
- 61' Takashi Usami has so much to prove this time. He replaces Deniz Hummet on 61 minute.
- 65' Goal! Issam Jebali scores his 18 goal in 176 matches.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Kota Kawano. He replaces Takaya Kimura on 67 minute.
- 68' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Welton is replaced by Ryotaro Meshino.
- 72' GOAL! Ataru Esaka scores on 72. Assisted by Werik
- 74' Genta Miura was booked on 74.
- 79' 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.
- 84' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' Jun Nishikawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosei Ogura on 85 minute.
- 88' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Ryo Hatsuse by Shinya Nakano on 88 minute.
- Full Time. Gamba Osaka beats Fagiano Okayama FC
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Gamba Osaka
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 11
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Ryo Hatsuse ↓ Shinya Nakano 88'
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Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Kanji Okunuki 61'
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Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Rin Mito 60'
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Welton ↓ Ryotaro Meshino 68'
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Deniz Hummet ↓ Takashi Usami 61'
Bench-
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Takashi Usami ↑ 61'
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Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 68'
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Shinya Nakano ↑ 88'
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Rin Mito ↑ 60'
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Kanji Okunuki ↑ 61'
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Coach Jens WissingFagiano Okayama FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Kazunari Ichimi ↓ Werik 67'
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Kosei Ogura ↓ Jun Nishikawa 85'
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Takaya Kimura ↓ Kota Kawano 67'
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Noah Browne ↓ Kosuke Shirai 57'
Bench-
51
Kosuke Shirai ↑ 57'
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Masaya Matsumoto ↑ 56'
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Jun Nishikawa ↑ 85'
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Werik ↑ 67'
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Kota Kawano ↑ 67'
Coach Takashi Kiyama -
Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC W