Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Gamba Osaka

31': Takashi Usami
53': Jun Ichimori
65': Issam Jebali

FT
2 - 2

Kyoto Sanga

39': Haruki Arai
90'+2': Takumi Kato

About

Gamba Osaka are hosting Kyoto Sanga at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

31': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 31'
32': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 32'
39': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 39'
45': Takumi Kato (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
53': Jun Ichimori (Gamba Osaka) Red Card at 53'
57': Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 57'
65': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 65'
66': Shuto Abe (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 66'
66': Shogo Sasaki (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 66'
69': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
69': Fuchi Honda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
75': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 75'
80': Ryosuke Yamanaka (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 80'
90': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 90'
90'+1': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 90'+1'
90'+2': Takumi Kato (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 90'+2'
90'+7': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 90'+7'

Statistics

KYO		GAM
15	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	1
53.3	Possession	46.7
14	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
327	Accurate Passes	273
429	Passes	379
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
19	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	12	+20	27
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	+19	26
3	Kashiwa Reysol	12	+6	25
4	FC Tokyo	11	+13	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
2	Shota Fukuoka
4	Shinnosuke Nakatani
47	Shinya Nakano
15	Takeru Kishimoto
7	Takashi Usami
27	Rin Mito
16	Tokuma Suzuki
11	Issam Jebali
39	Kohshiro Sumi
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Yusei Toshida, Soya Fujiwara, Ryotaro Meshino, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Eli Adams, Ryo Hatsuse, Shuto Abe, Welton Felipe, Shogo Sasaki.

Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
90	Halls (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
15	Kodai Nagata
43	Weverton
24	Hiroto Morooka
10	Shimpei Fukuoka
44	Kyo Sato
40	Yusuke Ishida
17	Alex Negueba
77	Haruki Arai
48	Ryuma Nakano

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:

Papagaio, Fuchi Honda, Marco Túlio, Ryosuke Yamanaka, Yoon Sung-Jun, Takaaki Shichi, Gakuji Ota, Takumi Kato, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah.

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