Gamba Osaka will be at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera on Saturday for the J1 League game with home side Kyoto Sanga.
Our tips, poll and stats for Kyoto Sanga v Gamba Osaka can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Kyoto Sanga
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Kyoto Sanga go into this fixture coming off the back of a 3-3 J1 League drawn game vs Kashiwa Reysol.
In that game, Kyoto Sanga managed 35% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Kyoto Sanga, the scorers were Takuji Yonemoto (24'), Shun Nagasawa (54') and Sota Kawasaki (84'). Kashiwa Reysol got 19 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Yoshio Koizumi (19'), Yuki Kakita (31') and Wataru Harada (74') scored for Kashiwa Reysol.
Fixtures with Kyoto Sanga have tended to be lively affairs lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen games, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of these belonging to Kyoto Sanga.
Analysis of their past results shows that Kyoto Sanga:
- have not beaten Gamba Osaka in their last 4 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka head into the game following on from a 2-0 J1 League win versus FC Tokyo in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Gamba Osaka managed 44% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Gamba Osaka, the goalscorers were Takashi Usami (33') and Takeru Kishimoto (90'). FC Tokyo got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
During their 6 latest matches, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have slotted home 7 times - earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.17.
Leading up to this clash, Gamba Osaka:
- are winless against Kyoto Sanga when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 15/04/2023, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Kyoto Sanga winning 2 of those games, Gamba Osaka 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A combined total of 12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from Kyoto and 6 coming from Gamba Osaka. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.
The previous league clash between these clubs was J1 League match day 13 on 29/04/2025 when it finished Gamba Osaka 2-1 Kyoto Sanga.
On that day, Gamba Osaka managed 40% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Takashi Usami (10') and Deniz Hümmet (27').
Kyoto Sanga had 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Takuji Yonemoto (33') was the scorer.
The referee was Yudai Yamamoto.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka boss Daniel Poyatos has to choose a team with limited availability. Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) and Kanji Okunuki (Impingement syndrome) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga could end up without much reward for their efforts here.
It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought 0-0 draw at the end of the 90.
Andre Moura,
13:02 24/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Kyoto Sanga
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (21,623)
Captain: Sota Kawasaki
Chairman: Akira Iino
Manager: Kwi-jae Cho
Competitions: J1 League position 5
⭐ Key Man: Masaya Okugawa
Mostly used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Masaya Okugawa was born in Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Kyoto Sanga in the 2015 season, the accomplished Midfielder has hit 6 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 19 appearances.