Gamba Osaka vs Albirex Niigata

4 - 2
🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:00 Europe/London 📍 Panasonic Stadium Suita 🧑‍⚖️ Akihiko Ikeuchi 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season Table
Gamba Osaka 9 · Albirex Niigata 20
Referee Stats
23 matches · 1.78 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.78
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 52%
Draws 26%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Gamba Osaka outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Gamba Osaka controlled possession (62%).
  • Gamba Osaka had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Gamba Osaka (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-1-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 26
Avg: 1.74 / 1.37

Points

37
Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36
Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

9
Avg: 0.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.95
PPG
0.47
1.74
GF
0.84
1.37
GA
1.89
58%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
58%
47%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Gamba Osaka rank9th
Albirex Niigata rank20th
Gamba Osaka points57
Albirex Niigata points24
Gamba Osaka: #9 · 57 pts · GD -2
18 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31
51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.
33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gamba Osaka last 5 home

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals12-10
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gamba Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Gamba Osaka score at home74%
Gamba Osaka clean sheet at home26%
Albirex Niigata score away68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Gamba Osaka score first47%
Gamba Osaka win after scoring first89%
Albirex Niigata score first47%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Gamba Osaka 40% · Albirex Niigata 0%
Avg first goal minute: Gamba Osaka 41.0' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Gamba Osaka score at home1.74 vs 1.32
Gamba Osaka concede at home1.37 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32
Gamba Osaka score 32% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Gamba Osaka are 27% above league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Gamba Osaka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
16-30 2
61-75 2

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
2
Total Shots
16
7
Shots off Goal
2
2
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
6
0
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
4
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
649
397
Passes Accurate
565
320
Passes %
87%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
15'
15' Goal · 0-1
T. Arai
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Shimamura
37'
37' Goal · 1-1
T. Usami
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Yamashita
49'
49' Goal · 1-2
J. Okumura
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Hasegawa
60'
60' Goal · 2-2
Welton Felipe
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hümmet
61'
61' R. Yamashita
1st substitution · For: Juan Alano
61'
61' K. Taniguchi
1st substitution · For: M. Ohara
64'
64' Goal · 3-2
S. Abe
Normal Goal
67'
67' T. Shimamura
2nd substitution · For: Moraes
67'
67' J. Okumura
3rd substitution · For: A. Boudah
75'
75' Goal · 4-2
D. Hümmet
Normal Goal
76'
76' M. Mitsuta
2nd substitution · For: T. Suzuki
80'
80' T. Arai
4th substitution · For: Y. Takagi
80'
80' M. Hasegawa
5th substitution · For: Y. Wakatsuki
83'
83' T. Usami
3rd substitution · For: R. Mito
83'
83' Welton Felipe
4th substitution · For: K. Okunuki
83'
83' D. Hümmet
5th substitution · For: I. Jebali

Gamba Osaka vs Albirex Niigata 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gamba Osaka beat Albirex Niigata 4-2 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi. It was played at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

First half: Albirex Niigata took the lead at 15' when T. Arai scored, with the assist credited to T. Shimamura, making the score 0-1. Gamba Osaka leveled the score at 37' when T. Usami scored, with the assist credited to R. Yamashita, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Albirex Niigata took the lead at 49' when J. Okumura scored, with the assist credited to M. Hasegawa, making the score 1-2. Gamba Osaka leveled the score at 60' when Welton Felipe scored, with the assist credited to D. Hümmet, making the score 2-2. Gamba Osaka made their 1st substitution at 61', with R. Yamashita replacing Juan Alano. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 61', with K. Taniguchi replacing M. Ohara. Gamba Osaka took the lead at 64' when S. Abe scored, making the score 3-2. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 67', with T. Shimamura replacing Moraes. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 67', with J. Okumura replacing A. Boudah. Gamba Osaka extended the lead at 75' when D. Hümmet scored, making the score 4-2. Gamba Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 76', with M. Mitsuta replacing T. Suzuki. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 80', with T. Arai replacing Y. Takagi. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 80', with M. Hasegawa replacing Y. Wakatsuki. Gamba Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Usami replacing R. Mito. Gamba Osaka made their 4th substitution at 83', with Welton Felipe replacing K. Okunuki. Gamba Osaka made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Hümmet replacing I. Jebali.

Gamba Osaka used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Gamba Osaka outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Gamba Osaka controlled possession (62%).
  • Gamba Osaka had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Gamba Osaka vs Albirex Niigata Head-to-Head History by Season