Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 13 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
- Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)
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 02 May Vissel Kobe H 5–0 W 29 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 25 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 7–6 W 22 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L 19 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 6–5 W 11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–5 L 29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W 05 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 4–1 W 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe #4 Position #3 25 Points 26 15 Played 13 9 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 5 58 Scored 32 49 Conceded 27 +9 GD +5 1.67 PPG 2.00 60% Win % 62% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season31% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonGamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts). Vissel Kobe are 3rd (26 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Gamba Osaka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 10' Ryoya Yamashita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Genta Miura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 22' Harumi Minamino puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 383 games and scored 365 goals.
- 32' 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.
- 36' What a strike from Genta Miura! The score is 2-0.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Yoshinori Muto.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' What a strike from Harumi Minamino! The score is 3-0.
- 57' Shuto Abe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 0% of all matches.
- 72' 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 Rikuto Hirose suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takashi Usami, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 12 goals in the last 11 games.
- 80' What a strike from Kanji Okunuki! The score is 4-0.
- 82' Goal! Deniz Hummet scores his 10 goal in 4 matches.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- The final score is 5-0.
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Gamba Osaka
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 7
- 5
- 21
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 17
- 15
- 27
- 42
- 18
Bench- 1
- 10
- 47
- 16
- 41
- 44
- 23
- 19
- 36
Coach Jens WissingVissel Kobe
4-3-3Starting XI- 11
- 24
- 7
- 41
- 1
- 5
- 13
- 16
- 23
- 4
- 29
Bench- 10
- 3
- 14
- 71
- 26
- 25
- 80
- 44
- 28
Coach Michael Skibbe -
Head to Head
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