Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 16 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 15 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 25 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 25 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–3 L 17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 11 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W 03 May FC Machida Zelvia H 1–0 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers #6 Position #1 25 Points 37 16 Played 15 9 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 12 / 0 / 3 59 Scored 32 51 Conceded 16 +8 GD +16 1.56 PPG 2.47 56% Win % 80% Key Stats
36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season60% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonGamba Osaka are 6th (25 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (37 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 Kashima Antlers for another epic battle.
- 5' Yuta Matsumura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 9' GOAL! Leo Ceara scores on 9. Assisted by Tae-hyeon Kim
- 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 19' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 24' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
- 29' Ryotaro Araki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 382 games and scored 354 goals.
- 39' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 49' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 54' 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.
- 59' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Koki Anzai is replaced by Keisuke Tsukui.
- 60' The whistle greets Gaku Shibasaki as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Higuchi.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoki Hayakawa made 425 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Juan Alano suffering a number of foals already.
- 76' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Ryoya Yamashita by Welton on 76 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Ryotaro Araki is replaced by Yuta Matsumura on 81 minute.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Keisuke Kurokawa by Shinya Nakano on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Kashima Antlers.
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Gamba Osaka
Starting XI- 7
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Welton 76'
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Bench- 5
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Shinya Nakano ↑ 90'
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Welton ↑ 76'
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Coach Dani PoyatosKashima Antlers
Starting XI-
9
Leo Ceara ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 59'
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↓ Yuta Higuchi 60'
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Koki Anzai ↓ Keisuke Tsukui 59'
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Ryotaro Araki ↓ Yuta Matsumura 81'
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kento Misao 59'
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Bench-
6
Kento Misao ↑ 59'
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 59'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 60'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 81'
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Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 59'
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Coach Toru Oniki -
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