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Predictions and Tips
Gamba Osaka will take to the pitch with away side Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Panasonic Stadium Suita in the J1 League fixture on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide

Gamba Osaka
WDLWWW 📈
Gamba Osaka fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-1 J1 League success vs Urawa Red Diamonds.
In that match, Gamba Osaka managed 40% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Gamba Osaka was Ryoya Yamashita (53'). Urawa Red Diamonds got 15 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
Over their last six games, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have netted a total of 9 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.
Their prior results show that Gamba Osaka:
- have not been beaten in the league by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last 2 games.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
LLLLWW 🌤
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will go into this game following a 0-1 J1 League win vs Shonan Bellmare in their last match.
In that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 36% possession and 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Ryo Germain (6'). Shonan Bellmare got 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
The stats don’t lie, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in total. Defensively, Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes stretching back to 29/06/2022 shows us that Gamba Osaka have won 2 of these games & Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
An aggregate of 21 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 for Gamba Osaka and 12 created by Sanfrecce. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.5.
The previous league game featuring the two was J1 League match day 38 on 08/12/2024 and the score finished Gamba Osaka 3-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
On that occasion, Gamba Osaka had 47% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Isa Sakamoto (13', 89') and Shinnosuke Nakatani (81').
Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 21 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Mutsuki Kato (93') was the scorer.
The referee was Hiroki Kasahara.
📋 Team News: Gamba Osaka
Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) and Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be able to feature for Gamba Osaka manager Daniel Poyatos.
🗞️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Michael Skibbe has to currently contend with reduced team options. Goro Kawanami (Hand injury) and Tolgay Arslan (Knee injury) are not able to play.
🔮 Prediction
Looking at these two, we feel that Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We’re therefore predicting a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Renata Leite, 05:04 11/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Gamba Osaka
Formed: 1980
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita (39,694)
Captain: Takashi Usami
Chairman: Naohito Mizutani
Manager: Daniel Poyatos
Competitions: J1 League position 10, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
🔑 Star Man: Ryoya Yamashita
Regularly taking up the Right Wing position, Ryoya Yamashita was born in Shizuoka, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Yokohama FC in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has netted 4 league goals in this J1 League 2025 season to date in a total of 12 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 34 | WWWWW |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 30 | WDWWW |
3 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | WWLLW |
4 |
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16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | WWWWL |
5 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | LLLWW |
6 |
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16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | LLWLL |
7 |
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15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 23 | DLWWW |
8 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 | WWWLL |
9 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | WWWLL |
10 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 21 | DDLLL |
11 |
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15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 20 | DWWLW |
12 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | DLLWW |
13 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 19 | DWLWW |
14 |
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16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 | DLLDL |
15 |
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13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | DDDLD |
16 |
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15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 18 | LWDLL |
17 |
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16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 16 | WLLWD |
18 |
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15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 | DLLLW |
19 |
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15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 13 | DLDWL |
20 |
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12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 8 | DDLLL |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Gamba Osaka |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Gamba Osaka |
Vissel Kobe |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Gamba Osaka |
Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
FC Tokyo |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Gamba Osaka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Gamba Osaka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Gamba Osaka |
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Machida Zelvia |
Gamba Osaka |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Gamba Osaka |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 27 |
Time first goal conceded | 43 |
Yellow cards | 1.3 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 53 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Ryoya Yamashita | 5 |
Issam Jebali | 4 |
Takashi Usami | 4 |
Deniz Hümmet | 3 |
Shu Kurata | 3 |
Ryo Germain | 4 |
Hayato Araki | 3 |
Tolgay Arslan | 2 |
Hayao Kawabe | 2 |
Sota Nakamura | 2 |
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Kashima Antlers |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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FC Tokyo |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Gamba Osaka |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Gamba Osaka |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Gamba Osaka |
Machida Zelvia |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Kashima Antlers |
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Yokohama FC |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Vissel Kobe |
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Fagiano Okayama |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
