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Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Sanga : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 24th Oct, 08:00 BST, Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka

the Panasonic Stadium Suita masses welcome Kyoto Sanga's travelling contingent on Saturday morning, as Tomokazu Myojin's Gamba Osaka go head to head with Ranko Popović's troops in the J-League. J-League stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner here, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga will find the net twice at least between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Tomokazu Myojin or Ranko Popović has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s recently either. The bookmakers predict over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.18 equating to approximately a 77% probability.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gamba Osaka are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.86.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gamba Osaka
44%
20/23
3%
-
Draw
25%
11/4
7%
-
Kyoto Sanga
31%
13/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
7%
-
Gamba Osaka 1-0
9%
17/2-
Gamba Osaka 2-1
9%
15/2-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
8%
14/1-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
7%
12/1-
Gamba Osaka 2-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
5%
20/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-1
5%
14/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-0
4%
16/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
3%
25/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-2
3%
20/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
2%
28/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
13/20
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
6/5
2%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/7-
BTTS - No
43%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
5/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1-
Home/draw
69%
2/7
3%
-
Away/draw
56%
5/6
2%
-
Home/away
75%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/5
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
10/3
4%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
13/8
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/9
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
7/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
2/11-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
9/1
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Home DNB
61%
4/9-
Away DNB
49%
13/8-
Gamba Osaka win to nil
22%
11/4-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
15%
6/1
13%
-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
28%
2/1-
Gamba Osaka / Kyoto Sanga
3%
28/1-
Gamba Osaka / Draw
7%
12/1-
Draw / Gamba Osaka
15%
9/2-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
10%
15/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Kyoto Sanga / Gamba Osaka
4%
20/1-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
14%
5/1-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win J-League table

Gamba Osaka have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Gamba Osaka have conceded 16 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Gamba Osaka have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Kyoto Sanga lay in 16th place on 8 points in the J-League league table having played 10 matches. Kyoto Sanga have won all their 1 games against teams below them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 2 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Kyoto Sanga have conceded 1 goal and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Machida118212026 
Dec 19
Nov 1
l
 
0-1A
-
2
Avispa000000 
Feb 27
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
May 9
3
Cerezo000000 
Nov 8
Feb 13
Nov 28
Mar 20
4
Tokyo117311324 
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Mar 6
l
 
2-0A
5
Fagiano000000 
Nov 21
Feb 20
Dec 19
w
 
1-2F
6
Gamba Osaka000000 
-
-
-
Oct 24
7
Kashiwa11713522 
-
-
l
 
2-3F
-
8
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Oct 24
-
-
-
9
Kashima11623520 
-
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
-
10
Nagoya000000 
Mar 6
l
 
3-1A
May 29
Nov 7
11
Kawasaki11542619 
Apr 3
Nov 29
-
d
 
2-2A
12
Hiroshima000000 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
May 15
l
 
3-0A
13
Urawa Reds11605-318 
w
 
4-3A
Jun 6
Nov 21
May 22
14
Shimizu000000 
May 29
d
 
2-2A
Oct 31
Feb 20
15
Yokohama FM11452417 
Dec 6
May 9
Feb 13
d
 
1-1F
16
V-V Nagasaki000000 
-
d
 
2-2A
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
17
Vissel Kobe000000 
l
 
0-1A
-
-
Jun 6
18
Mito11236-49 
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
Apr 17
19
JEF United11137-126 
Apr 17
l
 
2-0A
Dec 13
Apr 10
20
Tokyo Verdy11056-145 
Dec 12
Apr 10
Feb 27
Dec 5
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Win / draw / win form
3
Gamba Osaka have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Gamba Osaka 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Kyoto Sanga 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2022
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
GAM
2
D
2
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2022
Kyoto Sanga
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
8
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
D
2
KYO
2
Goal Statistics

Gamba Osaka's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday morning, not least because Kyoto Sanga have conceded in each of their last 10 J-League matches. A PG of 1.6 for T. Myojin's side suggests that run should continue.

Gamba Osaka 4th Kyoto Sanga 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Gamba Osaka will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Gamba Osaka have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
+18
Kyoto Sanga have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Gamba Osaka
PG (predicted goals)
Kyoto Sanga
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
GAM
KYO
27%
better
view stats
Games scored6
8
Failed to score5
3
Scored first1
5
Goals scored12
13
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
16%
better
GAM
KYO
view stats
Games conceded10
11
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first9
6
Goals conceded19
21
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded12
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.7
KickOff rating
+16%

Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Sanga J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11332
S NakataniI JebaliR YamashitaR Hatsuse
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Nakatani DEF1111
1
-
R Hatsuse DEF111
2
-
S Abe MID101
1
1
T Kishimoto DEF92
1
1
I Jebali FWD932
1
-
R Meshino FWD92
-
D Hümmet FWD92
1
-
J Ichimori GLK8
-
R. Mito MID8
1
-
R Yamashita FWD83
2
-
S Sasaki DEF7
-
S Nakano DEF7
-
E. Adams FWD7
-
T Usami FWD71
-
S Fukuoka DEF6
-
T Suzuki MID5
-
Y Toshida FWD5
-
K. Sumi FWD4
-
Welton FWD42
1
-
R. Araki GLK3
-
S Fujiwara DEF3
-
G. Ikegaya DEF3
-
A Uenaka FWD31
-
S Kurata MID2
-
Y. Yoshihara MID2
-
A. Okamoto MID2
-
N. Nakatsumi FWD2
-
T Ogashiwa FWD1
-
T. Tono FWD1
-
Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11533
K SatoR EliasR EliasK Sato
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Suzuki DEF11
-
K Sato DEF111
3
-
H Arai MID113
1
-
J Pedro MID101
1
-
K. Nagata DEF9
-
R. Nakano MID921
-
S. Yoon MID91
1
-
R Elias FWD953
3
-
Halls GLK8
-
R Kato DEF71
-
Weverton DEF7
3
-
S Fukuoka MID7
1
-
A. de Souza Alcântara FWD71
1
-
Y Ishida DEF6
-
T Matsuda MID6
2
-
E. de Oliveira Santos FWD6
1
-
F Honda MID5
-
S Nagasawa FWD51
-
H Tawiah DEF4
-
T Kato  FWD41
1
-
G Ota GLK3
-
H Morooka MID3
1
-
M Túlio FWD3
-
T Shichi DEF2
-
R Yamanaka DEF21
-
H Trevisan DEF1
-
T Yonemoto MID1
-
M Okugawa  FWD11
-