Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWLLL 1
–
Gamba Osaka LWLWL 0
1st2ndT
SAN011
GAM000
Suita City Football Stadium · 28,360 att.

Team Stats

17
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
3
47.2
Possession
52.8
12
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
357
399
Passes
447
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
62
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
14
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

GAM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Rui ArakiG
  2. 4Shinnosuke NakataniCD-L
  3. 5Genta MiuraCD-R
  4. 47Shinya NakanoLB
  5. 15Takeru KishimotoRB
  6. 8Ryotaro MeshinoAM
  7. 16Tokuma SuzukiLM
  8. 36Takato YamamotoRM
  9. 23Deniz HümmetF
  10. 44Kanji OkunukiAM-L
  11. 17Ryoya YamashitaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Gaku NawataSUB
  2. 41Jiro NakamuraSUB
  3. 19Ginjiro IkegayaSUB
  4. 97Welton FelipeSUB
  5. 21Ryo HatsuseSUB
  6. 7Takashi UsamiSUB
  7. 42Harumi MinaminoSUB
  8. 10Shu KurataSUB
  9. 1Masaaki HigashiguchiSUB

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 3Taichi YamasakiCD
  3. 19Sho SasakiCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 13Naoto AraiCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 17Kosuke KinoshitaF
  10. 39Sota NakamuraCF-L
  11. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Shimon KobayashiSUB
  2. 25Yusuke ChajimaSUB
  3. 40Motoki OharaSUB
  4. 99Issei OuchiSUB
  5. 41Naoki MaedaSUB
  6. 10Akito SuzukiSUB
  7. 16Takaaki ShichiSUB
  8. 9Ryo GermainSUB
  9. 14Taishi MatsumotoSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
  2. 49' Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 49'
  3. 56' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
  4. 56' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
  5. 61' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 61'
  6. 65' Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 65'
  7. 68' Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 68'
  8. 72' Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 72'
  9. 72' Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 72'
  10. 75' Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
  11. 79' Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 79'
  12. 84' Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
  13. 84' Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'

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