The J1 League fixture at Panasonic Stadium Suita on Saturday sees hosts Gamba Osaka play Shonan Bellmare.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Gamba Osaka v Shonan Bellmare - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-1 J1 League victory against Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 40% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Gamba Osaka, the scorers were Takashi Usami (10') and Deniz Hรผmmet (27'). For their opponents, Kyoto Sanga got 13 shots on goal with 2 on target. Takuji Yonemoto (34') was the scorer for Kyoto Sanga.
In their past six games, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have netted 6 times resulting in an average number of goals per match equal to 1.
Going into this contest, Gamba Osaka are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Shonan Bellmare
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In their last game, Shonan Bellmare drew 0-0 in the J1 League tie with Avispa Fukuoka.
In that match, Shonan Bellmare had 50% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 on target. Avispa Fukuoka had 20 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Satoshi Yamaguchi's Shonan Bellmare have found the back of the net a total of 5 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period equals 5.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 17/04/2022 shows that Gamba Osaka have won 2 of them and Shonan Bellmare 4, with the tally of drawn games being 0.
A total of 14 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 5 for Gamba Osaka and 9 created by Shonan. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 24 on 20/07/2024 when the final score was Gamba Osaka 0-1 Shonan Bellmare.
In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 43% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
Shonan Bellmare got 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Taiga Hata (83') scored.
The match was refereed by Yuichi Nishimura.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) and Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) will not be able to play for Gamba Osaka gaffer Daniel Poyatos.
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Team News: Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare manager Satoshi Yamaguchi has to currently contend with reduced team options. Sena Ishibashi (Ankle ligament tear), Kanaru Matsumoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Taiyo Hiraoka (Hamstring injury), Soki Tamura (Thigh problems), Zรฉ Ricardo (Inflammation in the knee) and Tatsunari Nagai (Calf injury) canโt be considered.
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Prediction
We feel that Shonan Bellmare have enough to breach the defence of this Gamba Osaka team, although that probably wonโt quite be as many as theyโll concede.
We think that itโs going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Gamba Osaka at the end of the match. Letโs see what happens here.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the full-time result market, a victory for Gamba Osaka is best priced at 2.2, going for a drawn result is 3.25 & taking a punt on victory for Shonan Bellmare can get you 3.4. Theyโre the most competitive market prices available at the moment.
Renata Leite,
19:07 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ 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 14, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
๐ Key Player: Ryoya Yamashita
Usually taking to the field in 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 accomplished Forward has netted 3 league goals in the J1 League 2025 season so far in a total of 11 appearances.