Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Gamba Osaka

87': Takeru Kishimoto

FT
0 - 0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

About

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

Match Timeline

9': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 9'
10': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 10'
36': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 36'
45': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
57': Yuki Yoshihara (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 57'
61': Takuma Kawamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
68': Shun Ayukawa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 68'
75': Gaku Nawata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 75'
86': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 86'
87': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Red Card at 87'

Statistics

SAN		GAM
10	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	4
53.8	Possession	46.2
17	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
398	Accurate Passes	345
473	Passes	416
0.8	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
8	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
16	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 30,075

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	6	+13	16
2	Vissel Kobe	6	+5	13
3	Kashima Antlers	6	+2	12
4	Kashiwa Reysol	6	+2	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
67	Shogo Sasaki
4	Shinnosuke Nakatani
21	Ryo Hatsuse
15	Takeru Kishimoto
11	Issam Jebali
10	Shu Kurata
16	Tokuma Suzuki
23	Deniz Hümmet
8	Ryotaro Meshino
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Yoshiki Fujimoto, Ginjiro Ikegaya, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Taiki Tono, Naru Nakatsumi, Eli Adams, Gaku Nawata, Yuki Yoshihara, Shota Fukuoka.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
99	Issei Ouchi (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
15	Shuto Nakano
6	Hayao Kawabe
35	Yotaro Nakajima
7	Shunki Higashi
5	Naoto Arai
22	Sébastien Haller
10	Akito Suzuki
11	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Shun Ayukawa, Rento Noguchi, Keisuke Osako, Minato Hara, Takaaki Shichi, Takuma Kawamura, Sota Koshimichi, Taishi Matsumoto, Daiki Suga.

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