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Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Friday morning at the Kashima Soccer Stadium, and it’s a J-League showdown between Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka. Toru Oniki and going all-out to guide their side to victory. Recent form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping over 2.5 goals, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Kashima Antlers's next match is v V-V Nagasaki at 07:00 on Saturday 17th October
Gamba Osaka's next match is v Shimizu at 05:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Kashima and Gamba Osaka was on Friday 9th October 2026
Japanese J-League
October 9th 2026
Kashima 2
0 Gamba Osaka
 
L. de Sousa Pereira 45'
Y. Suzuki 60'
 
KAS
GAM
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
1
4
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
13
18
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
KashimaGamba Osaka
 

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As followers of Gamba Osaka prepare themselves for this clash, they have reason to expect some real entertainment. After studying the relevant stats and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a worthy bet, as both teams know they way to goal and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are in agreement: over 2.5 goals is a smart 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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kashima
57%
4/7
13%
-
Draw
22%
27/10
6%
-
Gamba Osaka
22%
4/1
35%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
7%
-
Kashima 2-1
10%
15/2-
Kashima 1-0
9%
15/2
15%
-
Kashima 2-0
9%
8/1
18%
-
Kashima 3-1
6%
11/1
8%
-
Gamba Osaka 2-1
6%
16/1
31%
-
Kashima 3-0
6%
12/1
24%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
8%
-
Gamba Osaka 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1-
Kashima 3-2
4%
20/1-
Kashima 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
-
Gamba Osaka 2-0
3%
28/1
38%
-
Kashima 4-0
3%
22/1
32%
-
Gamba Osaka 3-1
2%
40/1
58%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
7/10
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
11/10
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/15
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
8/5
16%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
59%
4/6
9%
-
BTTS - No
41%
11/10
12%
-
BTTS - Home Win
29%
11/5
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
15/2
42%
-
Home/draw
78%
1/6
6%
-
Away/draw
43%
5/4
25%
-
Home/away
78%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/3
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
11%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/9
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4/1
15%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/6
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
10/1
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/20
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/1-
Home DNB
72%
1/4
11%
-
Away DNB
37%
11/4
36%
-
Kashima win to nil
27%
9/4
13%
-
Gamba Osaka win to nil
10%
9/1
25%
-
Kashima / Kashima
32%
6/4
17%
-
Kashima / Gamba Osaka
2%
33/1
17%
-
Kashima / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Kashima
17%
15/4
14%
-
Draw / Gamba Osaka
8%
10/1
29%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Gamba Osaka / Kashima
4%
18/1
10%
-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
11%
7/1
33%
-
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Kashima
Gamba Osaka
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashiwa9702721 
Oct 24
May 29
-
-
2
Avispa000000 
w
 
3-2F
May 22
Feb 27
Oct 21
3
Cerezo000000 
Oct 31
Apr 17
Nov 8
Feb 13
4
Machida96211220 
-
-
Dec 19
Nov 1
5
Fagiano000000 
Nov 28
Feb 27
Nov 21
Feb 20
6
Gamba Osaka000000 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
7
Tokyo9621920 
Jun 6
Nov 7
l
 
0-2A
May 22
8
Kyoto Sanga000000 
-
Oct 21
Oct 24
-
9
Kashima9513316 
-
-
-
l
 
2-0A
10
Nagoya000000 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
Mar 6
l
 
3-1A
11
Hiroshima000000 
-
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
12
Yokohama FM9432415 
Apr 3
w
 
3-4A
Dec 6
May 9
13
Kawasaki9342313 
May 9
d
 
3-3F
Apr 3
Nov 29
14
Shimizu000000 
Nov 20
Mar 21
May 29
d
 
2-2A
15
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Oct 17
May 15
-
d
 
2-2A
16
Vissel Kobe000000 
-
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
-
17
Urawa Reds9405-512 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 20
w
 
4-3A
Jun 6
18
Mito9234-19 
Feb 13
l
 
4-2A
-
d
 
1-1A
19
JEF United9126-115 
Mar 6
Dec 5
Apr 17
l
 
2-0A
20
Tokyo Verdy9045-104 
Dec 19
w
 
0-2F
Dec 12
Apr 10
Afc Champions League
Final Series
Play Offs
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
Kashima 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashima0 - 1Urawa Reds
Kashima3 - 2Avispa
Kashima2 - 1Nagoya
Kashima2 - 1Yokohama FM
Kashima2 - 1Yokohama
Kashima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Kashima3 - 1Cerezo
Kashima3 - 0Shonan
Kashima1 - 1Avispa
Kashima3 - 2Kashiwa
Kashima1 - 2Fagiano
Kashima1 - 1Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 0Shimizu
Kashima2 - 1Kawasaki
Kashima1 - 0Machida
Kashima1 - 0Nagoya
Kashima3 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Kashima1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Kashima1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kashima2 - 0Tokyo
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKashima3 - 3Kawasaki
AKashima1 - 2Vissel Kobe
HKashima0 - 1Urawa Reds
AKashima2 - 4Mito
AKashima2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HKashima3 - 2Avispa
HKashima2 - 1Nagoya
AKashima4 - 3Yokohama FM
HKashima2 - 1Yokohama FM
AKashima1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HKashima2 - 1Yokohama
AKashima1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AKashima0 - 0Vissel Kobe
HKashima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
AKashima4 - 0Nagoya
HKashima3 - 1Cerezo
AKashima1 - 0Urawa Reds
HKashima3 - 0Shonan
AKashima1 - 1Shimizu
AKashima2 - 1Albirex
Gamba Osaka 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
JEF United2 - 0Gamba Osaka
V-V Nagasaki2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Nagoya3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Mito1 - 1Gamba Osaka
Avispa1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Nagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
Kashima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Shonan4 - 5Gamba Osaka
Machida3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Cerezo0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Shimizu0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe3 - 2Gamba Osaka
Urawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Tokyo3 - 0Gamba Osaka
Yokohama1 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kashiwa1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Albirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGamba Osaka0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HGamba Osaka0 - 2Tokyo
AGamba Osaka0 - 2JEF United
AGamba Osaka2 - 2V-V Nagasaki
HGamba Osaka0 - 0Hiroshima
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Kashima have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Gamba Osaka
League games at Kashima since 2018
Kashima
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
11
4
Games: Scored
5 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
3 / 8
KAS
3
D
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kashima
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Kashima4 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Kashima3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Kashima1 - 0
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2018
Gamba Osaka
Kashima
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
KAS
4
D
2
GAM
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gamba Osaka
0 - 1Kashima
1 - 2Kashima
Gamba Osaka2 - 1
1 - 3Kashima
0 - 1Kashima
Gamba Osaka2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Kashima 6th Gamba Osaka 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Kashima will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Gamba Osaka will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Kashima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Gamba Osaka’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Kashima
PG (predicted goals)
Gamba Osaka
2
1.1
Attack rating
53%
better
KAS
GAM
view stats
Games scored7
4
Failed to score1
4
Scored first4
0
Goals scored17
8
Avg. goals scored2.1
1
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for18
10
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+53%
Defence rating
KAS
GAM
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first4
7
Goals conceded16
14
Avg. goals conceded2
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
7
Conversion rate against25%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
2
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Kashima J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
91123
T HayakawaL CearáY MatsumuraK Misao
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Hayakawa GLK9
1
-
R Ogawa DEF91
2
-
N Ueda DEF91
-
R Hirose DEF91
2
-
M Bueno MID9
-
K Misao MID91
3
-
G Shibasaki MID91
-
Y Matsumura MID912
-
A Cavric FWD941
1
-
Y Suzuki FWD912
2
-
L Ceará FWD811
1
-
K Tsukui DEF71
1
-
H, Hayashi MID7
-
M. Yoshida FWD6
-
I Sekigawa DEF5
1
-
K Tae-Hyeon DEF5
1
-
H. Tokuda FWD5
-
Yan FWD42
-
R Koike DEF3
-
Élber FWD21
1
-
K Tagawa FWD2
-
A. Motosuna DEF1
-
Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9222
S NakataniD HümmetR YamashitaS Abe
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Nakatani DEF911
1
-
R Hatsuse DEF91
1
-
D Hümmet FWD92
1
-
S Abe MID81
1
1
T Kishimoto DEF71
1
1
I Jebali FWD721
1
-
R Meshino FWD71
-
J Ichimori GLK6
-
S Sasaki DEF6
-
S Nakano DEF6
-
R. Mito MID6
-
E. Adams FWD6
-
R Yamashita FWD62
1
-
T Suzuki MID5
-
T Usami FWD5
-
S Fukuoka DEF4
-
K. Sumi FWD4
-
R. Araki GLK3
-
G. Ikegaya DEF3
-
A Uenaka FWD31
-
Y Toshida FWD3
-
S Fujiwara DEF2
-
A. Okamoto MID2
-
S Kurata MID2
-
Y. Yoshihara MID2
-
Welton FWD21
1
-
N. Nakatsumi FWD2
-
T. Tono FWD1
-