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Gamba Osaka v Tokyo Verdy 1969 : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Nishigaoka National Stadium, Tokyo

Gamba Osaka and their manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba will be hoping for victory against Hiroshi Jofuku and his Tokyo Verdy 1969 side on Saturday morning, as the pair clash at the Nishigaoka National Stadium in the J-League. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history a little further down the page.

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The last Japanese J-League meeting between Gamba Osaka and Tokyo Verdy was on Saturday 6th December 2025
Japanese J-League
December 6th 2025
Gamba Osaka 4
1 Tokyo Verdy
 
I. Jebali 43'77' I. Someno
I. Jebali 45'
M. Mitsuta 49'
H. Minamino 90'
 
GAM
TVE
Shots On
9
3
Shots Off
2
3
Corners
7
3
Possession
72%
28%
Fouls
10
14
Yellow/red cards
0/1
 
Gamba OsakaTokyo Verdy
 
M. Higashiguchi
S. Fukuoka
R. Handa
K. Kurokawa
S. Kurata (R. Meshino 61')
S. Abe
I. Jebalifootball iconfootball icon (H. Minamino 77')
S. Nakatani (G. Miura 10')
R. Mito (T. Suzuki 61')
M. Mitsutafootball icon
R. Yamashita (T. Kishimoto 77')
M. Caldeira Vidotto de Oliveira
N. Hayashi
(G. Yamada 65') K. Miyahara
K. Morita
(T. Inami 58') K. Saito
football iconI. Someno
K. Suzuki
(S. Meshino 81') Y. Uchida
(S. Kawasaki 58') Y. Matsuhashi
(T. Yoshida 65') R. Hirakawa

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Gamba Osaka and Tokyo Verdy have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance stats point towards those records being extended. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday morning, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gamba Osaka are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.81.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gamba Osaka
48%
81/1004/5
Draw
26%
14/512/5
Tokyo Verdy
25%
29/1029/10
Draw 1-1
12%
6/111/2
Gamba Osaka 1-0
12%
13/26/1
Gamba Osaka 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Gamba Osaka 2-0
9%
8/115/2
Tokyo Verdy 1-0
8%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
8%
10/117/2
Tokyo Verdy 2-1
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Gamba Osaka 3-1
5%
14/111/1
Gamba Osaka 3-0
5%
14/112/1
Tokyo Verdy 2-0
4%
20/116/1
Gamba Osaka 3-2
2%
25/116/1
Tokyo Verdy 3-1
2%
28/122/1
Gamba Osaka 4-0
2%
33/120/1
Gamba Osaka 4-1
2%
28/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
19/2017/20
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/138/13
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/58/5
No 1st Goal
5%
10/117/2
BTTS - Yes
49%
3/48/11
BTTS - No
51%
1/11/1
BTTS - Home Win
20%
11/45/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/47/2
BTTS - Away Win
11%
13/26/1
Home/draw
75%
1/42/9
Away/draw
52%
10/1119/20
Home/away
74%
1/42/7
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
11/412/5
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
9/415/8
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/31/3
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
5/14/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/81/9
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/117/2
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/251/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/201/33
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/115/2
Home DNB
67%
2/57/20
Away DNB
44%
7/42/1
Gamba Osaka win to nil
28%
12/5-
Tokyo Verdy win to nil
14%
6/1-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
28%
2/115/8
Gamba Osaka / Tokyo Verdy
3%
33/125/1
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Gamba Osaka
17%
4/17/2
Draw / Tokyo Verdy
10%
15/27/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Tokyo Verdy / Gamba Osaka
4%
22/118/1
Tokyo Verdy / Tokyo Verdy
12%
11/211/2
Tokyo Verdy / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win J-League table

Gamba Osaka have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 3 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Gamba Osaka have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Gamba Osaka have played 18 games at home winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 25 goals at home.

Tokyo Verdy are in 15th position in the J-League on 43 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 9 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 12 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Tokyo Verdy have conceded 30 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 19 fixtures and have kept 11 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gamba Osaka
Tokyo Verdy
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima3823782776 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Kashiwa38211252675 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Kyoto Sanga38191182268 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
4
Hiroshima38208101868 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
5
Vissel Kobe381810101364 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
6
Machida38179121460 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
7
Urawa Reds38161111659 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
8
Kawasaki381512111057 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Gamba Osaka3817615-257 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
10
Cerezo38141014352 
l
 
2-5A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
11
Tokyo38131114-750 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
12
Avispa38121214-448 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
13
Fagiano3812917-945 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-1F
14
Shimizu38111116-1044 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
15
Yokohama FM3812719-143 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
16
Nagoya38111017-1243 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Tokyo Verdy38111017-1843 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
18
Yokohama389821-1835 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
Shonan388822-2732 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
4-5A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
20
Albirex3841222-3124 
w
 
4-2A
d
 
3-3A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Tokyo Verdy have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
Gamba Osaka 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
1
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Tokyo Verdy 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
9
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Tokyo Verdy 1969 of late. It has been 7 J-League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday morning against Gamba Osaka.

Gamba Osaka 9th Tokyo Verdy 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Gamba Osaka will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Tokyo Verdy will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+28
Gamba Osaka have scored 28% more goals at home than predicted
-50
Tokyo Verdy have scored 50% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
Gamba Osaka
PG (predicted goals)
Tokyo Verdy
1.5
1
Attack rating
32%
better
GAM
TVE
view stats
Games scored24
15
Failed to score13
22
Scored first12
13
Goals scored49
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.6
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
12
Conversion rate for14
9
Avg. XG for1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
GAM
TVE
22%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
20
Clean sheets11
17
Conceded first23
16
Goals conceded54
37
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+22%

Gamba Osaka v Tokyo Verdy J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
38755
R HandaR YamashitaI JebaliT Suzuki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Higashiguchi GLK2
1
R Handa DEF3814
2
-
S Nakatani DEF352
3
-
S Fukuoka DEF341
-
K Kurokawa DEF3722
-
S Abe MID1521
2
1
R. Mito MID2311
-
R Yamashita MID3471
4
-
M Mitsuta MID352
2
-
S Kurata MID254
2
-
I Jebali FWD2975
4
-
Subs
R. Araki GLK
-
G Miura DEF8
1
-
T Kishimoto DEF244
2
-
G. Nawata MID4
-
K Okunuki MID1211
1
-
T Suzuki MID33
4
1
R Meshino FWD92
-
H Minamino FWD101
-
Tokyo Verdy J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
38548
M VidottoI SomenoI SomenoR Hirakawa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vidotto GLK38
1
-
K Suzuki DEF7
-
N Hayashi DEF161
-
K Miyahara DEF32
1
-
Y. Uchida MID10
2
-
R Hirakawa MID34
8
-
K Morita MID333
3
-
Y Matsuhashi FWD341
6
-
K Saito FWD3713
4
-
I Someno FWD3754
2
-
Subs
Y Nagasawa GLK
-
R Inoue DEF1
-
T Yoshida DEF3
-
T Inami MID16
1
-
S. Meshino MID19
-
G Yamada FWD5
1
-
R Shirai FWD11
-
S Kawasaki FWD161
-
S Teranuma FWD8
-
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