Gamba Osaka vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 1st Leg

Gamba Osaka

42': Shogo Sasaki

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Tokyo Verdy 1969

47': Yuya Fukuda

About

Gamba Osaka are hosting Tokyo Verdy 1969 at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

42': Shogo Sasaki (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 42'
45': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
47': Yuya Fukuda (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 47'
64': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 64'
64': Taiki Tono (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 64'
65': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 65'
69': Shuto Tanabe (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 69'
69': Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 69'
80': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 80'
82': Kosuke Saito (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

TYKV		GAM
15	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	2
40.2	Possession	59.8
12	SHOTS	5
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
225	Accurate Passes	389
327	Passes	498
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	4
24	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
18	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 29,924

Line-Ups

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK)
67	Shogo Sasaki
4	Shinnosuke Nakatani
21	Ryo Hatsuse
19	Ginjiro Ikegaya
23	Deniz Hümmet
27	Rin Mito
32	Yuki Yoshihara
42	Harumi Minamino
97	Welton Felipe
38	Gaku Nawata

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Ryoya Yamashita, Takato Yamamoto, Shoji Toyama, Taiki Tono, Kanji Okunuki, Shinya Nakano, Genta Miura, Shu Kurata, Jun Ichimori.

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Yuya Nagasawa (GK)
4	Naoki Hayashi
5	Ryota Inoue
15	Kaito Suzuki
10	Koki Morita
16	Rei Hirakawa
23	Daiki Fukazawa
7	Yuan Matsuhashi
9	Itsuki Someno
14	Yuya Fukuda
24	Shion Nakayama

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Shimon Teranuma, Yuta Arai, Matheus Vidotto, Tetsuyuki Inami, Issei Kumatoriya, Kazuya Miyahara, Kosuke Saito, Ryosuke Shirai, Shuto Tanabe.

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