Machida Zelvia vs Gamba Osaka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Machida Zelvia

17': Gen Shoji
78': Kotaro Hayashi
90': Takuma Nishimura (P)

FT
3 - 1

Gamba Osaka

61': Deniz Hümmet

About

Machida Zelvia are hosting Gamba Osaka at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

17': Gen Shoji (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 17'
46': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 46'
56': Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 56'
59': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 59'
59': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 59'
61': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 61'
75': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 75'
78': Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 78'
79': Neta Lavi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 79'
81': Keisuke Kurokawa (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 81'
82': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 82'
90': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Penalty - Scored at 90'
90'+5': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 95'
90'+5': Takaya Numata (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

GAM		ZEL
10	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	7
51.5	Possession	48.5
17	SHOTS	12
8	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
1	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 10,108

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
4	Ryuho Kikuchi
3	Gen Shoji
50	Daihachi Okamura
19	Yuta Nakayama
16	Hiroyuki Mae
26	Kotaro Hayashi
6	Henry Mochizuki
9	Shota Fujio
10	Na Sang-Ho
20	Takuma Nishimura

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Asahi Masuyama, Keiya Sento, Neta Lavi, Hokuto Shimoda, Tatsuya Morita, Mitchell Duke, Takaya Numata, Oh Se-Hun, Ibrahim Dresevic.

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani
5	Genta Miura
2	Shota Fukuoka
3	Riku Handa
7	Takashi Usami
16	Tokuma Suzuki
51	Makoto Mitsuta
23	Deniz Hümmet
44	Kanji Okunuki
47	Juan Alano

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Keisuke Kurokawa, Gaku Nawata, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Ryotaro Meshino, Shu Kurata, Takeru Kishimoto, Rin Mito, Welton Felipe, Harumi Minamino.

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