Japanese J.League

Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2026 Japanese J1 League, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

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Gamba Osaka
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    Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    • 68': Shunki Higashi

    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 Commentary

    • 1': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 1'
    • 2': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 2'
    • 2': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 2'
    • 3': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 3'
    • 3': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 3'
    • 3': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Offside at 3'
    • 4': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 4'
    • 5': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 5'
    • 5': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 5'
    • 6': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 6'
    • 6': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 6'
    • 7': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 7'
    • 8': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 8'
    • 8': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 8'
    • 11': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 11'
    • 11': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 11'
    • 12': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 12'
    • 12': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 12'
    • 13': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 13'
    • 14': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 14'
    • 14': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 14'
    • 14': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 14'
    • 16': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 16'
    • 16': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 16'
    • 16': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 16'
    • 17': Takato Yamamoto (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 17'
    • 17': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 17'
    • 17': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 17'
    • 18': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 18'
    • 19': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 19'
    • 19': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 19'
    • 19': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 19'
    • 22': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 22'
    • 22': Takato Yamamoto (Gamba Osaka) Save at 22'
    • 23': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 23'
    • 23': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 23'
    • 23': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 23'
    • 24': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 24'
    • 26': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 26'
    • 26': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 26'
    • 26': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 26'
    • 26': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Offside at 26'
    • 26': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 26'
    • 27': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 27'
    • 28': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 28'
    • 29': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 29'
    • 29': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 29'
    • 29': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 29'
    • 30': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 30'
    • 30': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 30'
    • 31': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 31'
    • 31': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 31'
    • 32': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 32'
    • 32': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 32'
    • 33': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 33'
    • 34': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 34'
    • 34': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 34'
    • 34': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 34'
    • 35': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 35'
    • 35': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 35'
    • 36': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 36'
    • 36': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 36'
    • 37': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 37'
    • 37': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 37'
    • 38': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 38'
    • 38': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 38'
    • 38': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 38'
    • 39': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 39'
    • 39': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot On Target at 39'
    • 39': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 39'
    • 39': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 39'
    • 39': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 39'
    • 41': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 41'
    • 41': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 41'
    • 42': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 42'
    • 45'+1': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 46'
    • 45': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
    • 46': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 46'
    • 46': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 46'
    • 46': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 46'
    • 46': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 46'
    • 46': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 46'
    • 46': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 46'
    • 47': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 47'
    • 47': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 47'
    • 47': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 47'
    • 49': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 49'
    • 49': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 49'
    • 50': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 50'
    • 50': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 50'
    • 50': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 50'
    • 51': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Handball at 51'
    • 51': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 51'
    • 51': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 51'
    • 51': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 51'
    • 52': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 52'
    • 53': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 53'
    • 54': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 54'
    • 54': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 54'
    • 54': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 54'
    • 56': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
    • 56': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 56'
    • 56': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 56'
    • 57': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 57'
    • 58': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 58'
    • 58': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 58'
    • 58': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 58'
    • 59': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 59'
    • 59': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Shot On Target at 59'
    • 59': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 59'
    • 59': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 59'
    • 59': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 59'
    • 60': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 60'
    • 61': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 61'
    • 61': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 61'
    • 62': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 62'
    • 64': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 64'
    • 65': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 65'
    • 66': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 66'
    • 66': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 66'
    • 68': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 68'
    • 68': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assist at 68'
    • 69': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 69'
    • 70': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 70'
    • 72': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 72'
    • 72': Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 72'
    • 73': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 73'
    • 73': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 73'
    • 73': Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 73'
    • 73': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Shot On Target at 73'
    • 73': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 73'
    • 75': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
    • 76': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 76'
    • 76': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Handball at 76'
    • 76': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 76'
    • 77': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 77'
    • 77': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 77'
    • 77': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 77'
    • 79': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 79'
    • 79': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 79'
    • 79': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 79'
    • 79': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 79'
    • 79': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 79'
    • 80': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 80'
    • 80': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 80'
    • 80': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 80'
    • 81': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 81'
    • 81': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 81'
    • 81': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 81'
    • 82': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 82'
    • 82': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 82'
    • 82': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 82'
    • 83': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Shot Blocked at 83'
    • 83': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 83'
    • 83': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 83'
    • 83': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 83'
    • 84': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
    • 84': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
    • 85': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 85'
    • 86': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 86'
    • 87': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 87'
    • 87': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 87'
    • 88': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 88'
    • 88': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 88'
    • 88': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 88'
    • 89': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 89'
    • 90': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 90'
    • 90': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 90'
    • 90': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 90'
    • 90'+1': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 91'
    • 90'+2': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 92'
    • 90'+2': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 92'
    • 90'+3': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 93'
    • 90'+3': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Shot On Target at 93'
    • 90'+3': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 93'
    • 90'+3': Welton Felipe (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 93'
    • 90'+4': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 94'
    • 90'+4': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 94'

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
    Location: Osaka, Japan
    Attendance: 28,360

    Japanese J1 League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vissel Kobe 18 +6 35
    2 Cerezo Osaka 18 +7 31
    3 Nagoya Grampus 18 +3 31
    4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 +8 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    GAM Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    18 Rui Araki (GK)
    4 Shinnosuke Nakatani
    5 Genta Miura
    47 Shinya Nakano
    15 Takeru Kishimoto
    8 Ryotaro Meshino
    16 Tokuma Suzuki
    36 Takato Yamamoto
    23 Deniz Hümmet
    44 Kanji Okunuki
    17 Ryoya Yamashita
    Gamba Osaka Substitutes:
    Gaku Nawata, Jiro Nakamura, Ginjiro Ikegaya, Welton Felipe, Ryo Hatsuse, Takashi Usami, Harumi Minamino, Shu Kurata, Masaaki Higashiguchi.

    SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
    3 Taichi Yamasaki
    19 Sho Sasaki
    33 Tsukasa Shiotani
    13 Naoto Arai Yellow Card
    6 Hayao Kawabe Yellow Card
    24 Shunki Higashi
    15 Shuto Nakano
    17 Kosuke Kinoshita
    39 Sota Nakamura
    11 Mutsuki Kato
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
    Shimon Kobayashi, Yusuke Chajima, Motoki Ohara, Issei Ouchi, Naoki Maeda, Akito Suzuki, Takaaki Shichi, Ryo Germain, Taishi Matsumoto.

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