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Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka

It's an away trip for Bartosch Gaul's Sanfrecce Hiroshima side on Saturday morning, as they make their way to the Panasonic Stadium Suita for a J-League showdown with 's Gamba Osaka. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.

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Gamba Osaka's next match is v JEF United at 10:00 on Sunday 6th September
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's next match is v Fagiano at 10:00 on Sunday 6th September
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Gamba Osaka and Hiroshima was on Saturday 29th August 2026
Japanese J-League
August 29th 2026
Gamba Osaka 0
0 Hiroshima
 
GAM
HIR
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
5
7
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
8
10
Yellow/red cards
1/1
2/0
 
Gamba OsakaHiroshima
 
S. Nakatani
T. Kishimoto
S. Kurata (Y. Yoshihara 57')
T. Suzuki
R. Meshino (G. Nawata 75')
I. Jebali (E. Adams 86')
R. Yamashita
J. Ichimori
R. Hatsuse
D. Hümmet
S. Sasaki
H. Araki
N. Arai
(S. Ayukawa 68') H. Kawabe
S. Higashi
A. Suzuki
M. Kato
S. Sasaki
(T. Matsumoto 46') Y. Nakajima
(T. Kawamura 61') S. Haller
I. Ouchi
S. Nakano

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Our prediction for Saturday's game is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Gamba Osaka and Hiroshima to score 3 goals or more between them during the traditional 90 minutes. 2 goals or fewer would mean the time doesn't win but, with stats below suggesting there are goals in both sides, we think it looks like a great bet.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 58% chance of Hiroshima coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gamba Osaka
21%
7/2-
Draw
21%
11/4-
Hiroshima
58%
69/100-
Hiroshima 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
13/2-
Hiroshima 2-0
8%
9/1-
Hiroshima 1-0
8%
9/1-
Hiroshima 3-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Hiroshima 3-0
6%
14/1-
Gamba Osaka 2-1
6%
14/1-
Gamba Osaka 1-0
4%
16/1-
Hiroshima 3-2
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1-
Hiroshima 4-1
4%
22/1-
Hiroshima 4-0
3%
25/1-
Gamba Osaka 2-0
3%
25/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
27/20-
Home 1st Goal
43%
7/5-
Away 1st Goal
55%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/7-
BTTS - No
39%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
17%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
32%
21/10-
Home/draw
42%
21/20-
Away/draw
79%
2/11-
Home/away
79%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
8/15-
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
3/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1-
Home DNB
36%
12/5-
Away DNB
73%
3/10-
Gamba Osaka win to nil
9%
9/1-
Hiroshima win to nil
26%
5/2-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
11%
6/1-
Gamba Osaka / Hiroshima
4%
18/1-
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Gamba Osaka
8%
9/1-
Draw / Hiroshima
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Hiroshima / Gamba Osaka
3%
28/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
32%
13/8-
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Feb 27
Oct 21
Mar 10
Sep 19
2
JEF United000000 
Apr 17
Sep 6
w
 
3-0F
Apr 29
3
Kashima000000 
-
Oct 9
Dec 13
-
4
Cerezo000000 
Nov 8
Feb 13
Sep 12
Mar 6
5
Kashiwa000000 
-
-
May 22
Nov 28
6
Fagiano000000 
Nov 21
Feb 20
Feb 13
Sep 6
7
Kawasaki000000 
Apr 3
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
Jun 6
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
-
-
Mar 20
d
 
0-00-0
9
Machida000000 
Dec 19
Nov 1
Apr 24
Nov 8
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Oct 24
-
Oct 17
May 15
11
Nagoya000000 
Mar 6
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-0F
Dec 19
12
Mito000000 
-
d
 
1-1A
May 29
Oct 31
13
Tokyo000000 
Sep 12
May 22
Apr 16
Nov 25
14
Hiroshima000000 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
-
-
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
Dec 12
Apr 10
Feb 20
Oct 11
16
Shimizu000000 
May 29
Oct 17
Oct 24
Feb 27
17
Urawa Reds000000 
w
 
4-3A
Jun 6
May 3
w
 
1-4F
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
-
d
 
2-2A
May 9
Oct 21
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
Sep 20
-
Dec 6
Apr 3
20
Yokohama FM000000 
Dec 6
May 9
Nov 21
Apr 10
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
Gamba Osaka 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
1
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gamba Osaka4 - 3Urawa Reds
Gamba Osaka4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Gamba Osaka1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Gamba Osaka0 - 5Kashiwa
Gamba Osaka4 - 2Albirex
Gamba Osaka3 - 1Yokohama FM
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Urawa Reds
Gamba Osaka3 - 2Yokohama
Gamba Osaka0 - 3Fagiano
Gamba Osaka2 - 1Kawasaki
Gamba Osaka2 - 0Tokyo
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Kashima
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka4 - 0Shonan
Gamba Osaka2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Gamba Osaka2 - 0Nagoya
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Machida
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Shimizu
Gamba Osaka2 - 1Avispa
Gamba Osaka2 - 5Cerezo
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGamba Osaka1 - 3Nagoya
AGamba Osaka1 - 1Mito
HGamba Osaka4 - 3Urawa Reds
HGamba Osaka4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AGamba Osaka0 - 1Avispa
HGamba Osaka1 - 1Vissel Kobe
AGamba Osaka2 - 0Nagoya
HGamba Osaka0 - 5Kashiwa
AGamba Osaka0 - 0Kashima
HGamba Osaka4 - 2Albirex
HGamba Osaka3 - 1Yokohama FM
HGamba Osaka1 - 0Urawa Reds
AGamba Osaka5 - 4Shonan
HGamba Osaka3 - 2Yokohama
AGamba Osaka1 - 3Machida
AGamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
HGamba Osaka0 - 3Fagiano
HGamba Osaka2 - 1Kawasaki
AGamba Osaka1 - 0Cerezo
AGamba Osaka1 - 3Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds1 - 4Hiroshima
Kawasaki1 - 2Hiroshima
Chengdu Rongcheng1 - 1Hiroshima
Yokohama FM3 - 0Hiroshima
Ulsan1 - 0Hiroshima
Avispa1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashiwa0 - 0Hiroshima
Melbourne City0 - 2Hiroshima
Cerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 3Hiroshima
Albirex0 - 2Hiroshima
Fagiano0 - 1Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Hiroshima
Yokohama0 - 4Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo0 - 3Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
Shonan0 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHiroshima1 - 1Kawasaki
AHiroshima4 - 1Urawa Reds
HHiroshima3 - 0JEF United
HHiroshima1 - 0Shanghai
HHiroshima2 - 1Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Kawasaki
AHiroshima1 - 1Chengdu Rongcheng
HHiroshima3 - 0Urawa Reds
HHiroshima1 - 0Gangwon
AHiroshima0 - 3Yokohama FM
AHiroshima0 - 1Ulsan
HHiroshima0 - 0Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 1Machida
HHiroshima1 - 1Shanghai SIPG
AHiroshima2 - 1Avispa
AHiroshima0 - 0Kashiwa
AHiroshima2 - 0Melbourne City
HHiroshima1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 1Cerezo
AHiroshima3 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2018
Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
10
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
GAM
4
D
1
HIR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gamba Osaka
0 - 1Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka3 - 1
1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka2 - 0
1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Gamba Osaka1 - 0
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
18
5
Games: Scored
7 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
1 / 8
GAM
1
D
2
HIR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Hiroshima3 - 0
Hiroshima5 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima3 - 0
Hiroshima4 - 0
Goal Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's defensive record is to be admired, B. Gaul's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive J-League matches. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Gamba Osaka makes sense in this context.

Gamba Osaka 4th Hiroshima 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
2.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Gamba Osaka will score no more than 1 goal
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Hiroshima will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+34
Gamba Osaka have scored 34% more goals at home than predicted
+16
Hiroshima have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Gamba Osaka
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.2
2.1
Attack rating
GAM
HIR
18%
better
view stats
Games scored3
3
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
3
Goals scored6
8
Avg. goals scored2
2.7
Avg. shots per game9
16
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
16
Avg. XG for1.3
2.6
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
GAM
HIR
64%
better
view stats
Games conceded3
2
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first3
0
Goals conceded7
2
Avg. goals conceded2.3
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded14
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
12
Conversion rate against16%
8%
Avg. XG against2.2
0.6
KickOff rating
+64%

Gamba Osaka v Hiroshima 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
5222
S NakataniI JebaliR YamashitaT Kishimoto
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ichimori GLK2
-
T Kishimoto DEF41
1
1
S Nakatani DEF511
-
S Sasaki DEF5
-
R Hatsuse DEF51
1
-
S Kurata MID2
-
T Suzuki MID3
-
R Yamashita MID42
-
I Jebali MID321
1
-
R Meshino MID41
-
D Hümmet FWD52
1
-
Subs
M Higashiguchi GLK
-
S Fukuoka DEF
-
G. Ikegaya DEF3
-
Y. Fujimoto MID
-
E. Adams MID4
-
Y. Yoshihara MID2
-
G. Nawata MID3
-
T. Tono FWD
-
N. Nakatsumi FWD2
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5412
I OuchiA SuzukiH KawabeY Nakajima
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Ouchi GLK5
-
S Nakano DEF51
-
H Araki  DEF5
-
S Sasaki DEF5
1
-
N Arai MID5
-
H Kawabe MID51
1
-
Y Nakajima MID51
2
-
S Higashi MID51
-
M Kato FWD521
1
-
A Suzuki FWD54
1
-
S Haller  FWD521
-
Subs
K Osako GLK
-
T Shichi DEF1
-
T Kawamura MID51
-
T Matsumoto MID51
1
-
D Suga MID
-
S Koshimichi MID1
-
R. Noguchi MID
-
S Ayukawa  FWD21
-