The J1 League clash at Panasonic Stadium Suita on Saturday sees home team Gamba Osaka go into battle with Shonan Bellmare.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Gamba Osaka v Shonan Bellmare are shown on this page - plus the latest match odds.
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Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-1 J1 League success over Kyoto Sanga.
In that match, Gamba Osaka managed 40% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Gamba Osaka, the goalscorers were Takashi Usami (10') and Deniz Hรผmmet (27'). On the other side, Kyoto Sanga had 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Takuji Yonemoto (34') scored 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 match with Avispa Fukuoka.
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
An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 17/04/2022 shows us that Gamba Osaka have won 2 of these and Shonan Bellmare 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.
A total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 5 from Gamba Osaka and 9 belonging to Shonan. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) and Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) wonโt be available for Gamba Osaka gaffer Daniel Poyatos.
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Team News: Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare manager Satoshi Yamaguchi has to contend with a number of unavailable players. 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) will miss out on this game.
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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,
16:22 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.