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Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Iwagin Stadium, Morioka

Shimizu S-Pulse are in J-League action on Sunday morning, as Tadahiro Akiba looks to get one over on Daniel Poyatos Algaba and his Gamba Osaka side at the Iwagin Stadium. All the odds are delivered directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on J-League match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Shimizu S-Pulse's next match is v Nagoya at 11:00 on Saturday 21st June
Gamba Osaka's next match is v Tokyo at 10:30 on Sunday 22nd June
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Shimizu and Gamba Osaka was on Sunday 15th June 2025
Japanese J-League
June 15th 2025
Shimizu 0
0 Gamba Osaka
 
SHI
GAM
Shots On
8
6
Shots Off
6
5
Corners
1
7
Possession
40%
60%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
ShimizuGamba Osaka
 
Y. Oki
Y. Takahashi
S. Hasukawa
S. Jeranireshōn
Reon Yamahara
Z. Uno (M. Yumiba 80')
H. Nakahara (M. Kai 63')
M. Bueno Batista
K. Kitagawa (S. Yajima 63')
T. Inui (H. Chiba 81')
J. da Vitória Fernandes (M. Brunetti Valor 73')
J. Ichimori
S. Fukuoka
K. Kurokawa
R. Handa
S. Nakatani
(S. Kurata 81') N. Lavi
(D. Hümmet 66') M. Mitsuta
(T. Suzuki 66') S. Abe
(T. Kishimoto 87') R. Yamashita
T. Usami
(J. Alano Nascimento 66') W. Paragua de Melo

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% probability of Shimizu and Gamba Osaka delivering at least 2 goals in this J-League match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.30.

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 Shimizu are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shimizu
46%
8/5
2%
9/1
2%
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
1/12
Gamba Osaka
29%
8/5
1%
9/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/240/1
Shimizu 1-0
10%
15/217/2
7%
Shimizu 2-1
9%
9/1125/1
Shimizu 2-0
8%
12/155/1
Gamba Osaka 1-0
7%
15/2
6%
8/1
7%
Gamba Osaka 2-1
7%
9/1125/1
Draw 0-0
6%
9/11/7
6%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1150/1
8%
Shimizu 3-1
5%
20/1100/1
12%
Gamba Osaka 2-0
4%
12/150/1
Shimizu 3-0
4%
25/190/1
Shimizu 3-2
3%
28/1125/1
Gamba Osaka 3-1
3%
20/1100/1
Gamba Osaka 3-2
2%
28/1125/1
Shimizu 4-1
2%
40/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1/1
3%
80/1
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
4/5
3%
1/1000
1%
Home 1st Goal
51%
20/21
6%
10/1
Away 1st Goal
45%
20/21
8%
10/1
3%
No 1st Goal
3%
9/11/10
6%
BTTS - Yes
56%
3/450/1
1%
BTTS - No
44%
1/11/1000
3%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
4/1
9%
125/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/240/1
3%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
4/1125/1
Home/draw
71%
1/2
4%
1/33
3%
Away/draw
54%
1/21/33
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
11/2
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
3/10
1%
28/1
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
12/5
3%
1/1000
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
5/2
3%
70/1
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/7
1%
1/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6/1
7%
90/1
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/10
1%
1/1000
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/180/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/331/500
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
5/1
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
10%
1/11
7%
Home DNB
64%
5/617/20
1%
Away DNB
46%
5/617/20
3%
Shimizu win to nil
24%
7/2
4%
-
Gamba Osaka win to nil
14%
7/2-
Shimizu / Shimizu
19%
10/311/1
5%
Shimizu / Gamba Osaka
3%
28/133/1
Shimizu / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
22/1
Draw / Shimizu
14%
5/112/5
Draw / Gamba Osaka
14%
5/1
8%
12/5
4%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/117/10
Gamba Osaka / Shimizu
3%
28/1
10%
33/1
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
18%
10/311/1
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
12/122/1
Win / draw / win J-League table

Shimizu have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Shimizu have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Shimizu have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Gamba Osaka are in 12th position in the J-League on 24 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Gamba Osaka have conceded 17 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Gamba Osaka
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima2013251441 
Aug 31
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Oct 4
2
Kashiwa201073837 
Jun 28
l
 
1-0A
Oct 18
l
 
1-0A
3
Kyoto Sanga201046834 
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
w
 
2-1F
Jun 28
4
Urawa Reds21975634 
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
Sep 13
w
 
0-1F
5
Hiroshima191036633 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
l
 
0-1A
Aug 16
6
Vissel Kobe191036533 
w
 
3-2F
Sep 27
Nov 8
l
 
3-2A
7
Kawasaki198831232 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
Jul 20
d
 
2-2A
8
Cerezo21867430 
Nov 8
l
 
4-2F
l
 
2-5A
Jul 5
9
Machida20848028 
d
 
2-2A
Jul 5
l
 
0-1A
Aug 20
10
Shimizu20758026 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
11
Avispa20758-326 
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
w
 
2-1F
Nov 30
12
Gamba Osaka20749-425 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
-
-
13
Fagiano20668-224 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
l
 
2-0A
14
Tokyo Verdy20668-824 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
15
Nagoya20659-323 
l
 
0-3A
Jun 21
w
 
2-0F
Oct 25
16
Shonan206410-1022 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
w
 
4-0F
Aug 31
17
Tokyo19559-920 
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
Jun 22
l
 
3-0A
18
Albirex19478-719 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
Sep 27
d
 
3-3A
19
Yokohama205411-819 
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
Aug 23
d
 
1-1A
20
Yokohama FM193511-914 
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
Sep 23
l
 
2-0A
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shimizu 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Gamba Osaka 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Gamba Osaka have not lost to Shimizu in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
5
10
Games: Scored
4 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
1 / 5
D
1
GAM
4
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2018
Gamba Osaka
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
3 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
3 / 6
SHI
3
D
1
GAM
2
Goal Statistics
Shimizu 9th Gamba Osaka 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Shimizu will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Gamba Osaka will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Shimizu have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
+7
Gamba Osaka’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/289821/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Gamba Osaka
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
17%
better
SHI
GAM
view stats
Games scored14
12
Failed to score5
7
Scored first10
7
Goals scored26
23
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
3%
better
SHI
GAM
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first9
12
Goals conceded26
27
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20833
Y OkiK KitagawaK MatsuzakiY Takahashi
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK20
2
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF151
-
Y Takahashi DEF14
3
-
S Hasukawa DEF14
-
R Yamahara  MID131
-
Z Uno MID191
3
-
M Bueno MID2012
3
-
Capixaba MID1512
1
-
H Nakahara FWD1711
-
T Inui FWD2021
-
K Kitagawa FWD208
3
-
Subs
Y. Inokoshi GLK
-
M Brunetti DEF1
-
K Haneda DEF5
-
M Yumiba MID81
1
-
K Matsuzaki MID1743
2
-
S Yajima MID13
-
S Kotake MID1
-
K Chiba FWD1
-
S Saito FWD
-
Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20565
J IchimoriR YamashitaJ AlanoT Suzuki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ichimori GLK201
1
-
R Handa DEF202
-
S Nakatani DEF171
2
-
S Fukuoka DEF18
-
K Kurokawa DEF2022
-
N Lavi MID1411
1
-
S Abe MID1
-
R Yamashita MID175
2
-
M Mitsuta MID17
1
-
Welton MID4
-
T Usami FWD1632
1
-
Subs
R. Araki GLK
-
G Miura DEF
-
T Kishimoto DEF142
-
S Nakano DEF6
-
S Kurata MID193
2
-
T Suzuki MID18
4
1
J Alano MID156
-
D Hümmet FWD1321
1
-
S Toyama FWD5
-