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Predictions and Tips
The J1 League tie at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe on Saturday sees home side Vissel Kobe go into battle with Gamba Osaka.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
📏 Form Guide

Vissel Kobe
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Vissel Kobe will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 1-0 J1 League losing effort in their last game against FC Tokyo.
In that match, Vissel Kobe managed 54% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, FC Tokyo got 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Marcelo Ryan (103') scored for FC Tokyo.
In their last 6 games, Takayuki Yoshida's Vissel Kobe have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a total of 7 times, an average number of goals per match of 1.17.
Ahead of this clash, Vissel Kobe have not won against Gamba Osaka in their previous 2 league matches.
Gamba Osaka
DLWWWL
After tasting defeat last time out to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in J1 League competition, Gamba Osaka and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 40% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Tsukasa Shiotani (33') scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In the course of their six previous matches, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times - yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Going into this encounter, Gamba Osaka have left without a victory over Vissel Kobe in games played away from home for the previous 4 league matches. Not the best of away records.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 08/05/2022 shows that Vissel Kobe have won 3 of them & Gamba Osaka 2, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A sum of 17 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 10 for Ushi and 7 being from Gamba Osaka. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The previous league clash between the two was J1 League match day 27 on 17/08/2024 when the final score was Vissel Kobe 2-2 Gamba Osaka.
In that match, Vissel Kobe had 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Yuya Osako (45') and Taisei Miyashiro (84').
On the other side, Gamba Osaka had 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Takashi Usami (56') and Shinnosuke Nakatani (95') scored.
The match was refereed by Yudai Yamamoto.
📰 Team News: Vissel Kobe
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just one fitness concern for the Vissel Kobe manager Takayuki Yoshida to contend with due to a largely intact squad. Klismahn (unknown injury) is out of contention.
📋 Team News: Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka boss Daniel Poyatos has multiple availability issues to deal with. Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) and Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) will miss out on this game.
💭 Prediction
For this match, we think that Gamba Osaka have the firepower to score against this Vissel Kobe team, but that probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Vissel Kobe at the end of the match. Let’s see what eventuates.
Lucas Pereira, 04:11 17/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Vissel Kobe
Formed: 1966
Stadium: NOEVIR Stadium Kobe (29,643)
Captain: Tetsushi Yamakawa
Chairman: Yuki Chifu
Manager: Takayuki Yoshida
Competitions: J1 League position 9, Japanese Super Cup (Final)
🔑 Key Player: Yuya Osako
Regularly deployed in the Striker position, Yuya Osako was born in Kaseda, Japan. After having played his first senior match for Kashima Antlers in the 2009 season, the gifted Forward has struck 2 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign to date in 13 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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16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 33 | DWWWW |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | WLLWD |
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16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | WWWLD |
5 |
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15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 26 | LLWWW |
6 |
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16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 23 | LWWWL |
7 |
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | LLWWW |
8 |
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | WWLLD |
9 |
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14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | DLDLW |
10 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | WWWLL |
11 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 21 | LWLLD |
12 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 21 | DDLLL |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 21 | WDLLW |
14 |
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16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 20 | WWLWL |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 19 | DWLWW |
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16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 | DLLDL |
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16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 16 | LLWDD |
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16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 15 | LLLWL |
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15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 13 | LDWLD |
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14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 8 | LLLLL |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Gamba Osaka |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Fagiano Okayama |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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FC Tokyo |
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Yokohama FC |
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Gamba Osaka |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Goals scored | 0.9 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 58 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 0.3 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.9 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 49 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Taisei Miyashiro | 7 |
Yuya Osako | 7 |
Daiju Sasaki | 5 |
Erik | 4 |
Haruya Ide | 2 |
Ryoya Yamashita | 5 |
Issam Jebali | 4 |
Takashi Usami | 4 |
Deniz Hümmet | 3 |
Shu Kurata | 3 |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Yokohama FC |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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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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Kawasaki Frontale |
Gamba Osaka |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Yokohama FC |
