Match

Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 1-2 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on May 12, 2021 at 09:00 AM (UTC)Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Gamba Osaka
1-2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Full time

What was the result of Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 1-2 on May 12, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 36′S. SasakiSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 44′K. OsakoGamba Osaka (o.g.)
  • 65′H. KawabeSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Gamba Osaka

4-4-2
  1. 20K. Ichimi
  2. 18Patric
  1. 17K. Okuno
  2. 15Y. Ideguchi
  3. 21S. Yajima
  4. 6Ju Se-Jong
  1. 10S. Kurata
  2. 24K. Kurokawa
  3. 5G. Miura
  4. 3G. Shōji
  1. 1M. Higashiguchi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4-4-2
  1. 37Júnior Santos
  2. 15T. Fujii
  1. 29Y. Asano
  2. 10T. Morishima
  3. 8H. Kawabe
  4. 18Y. Kashiwa
  1. 27Rhayner
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 2Y. Nogami
  4. 19S. Sasaki
  1. 38K. Osako
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gamba Osaka have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 8, 2021Kawasaki Frontale(home)0-2J1 League
May 2, 2021Cerezo Osaka(away)1-1J1 League
Apr 22, 2021Nagoya Grampus(away)0-2J1 League
Apr 18, 2021Shimizu S-pulse(home)0-0J1 League
Apr 14, 2021Sagan Tosu(away)1-0J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 8, 2021Sagan Tosu(away)0-0J1 League
May 5, 2021Yokohama F. Marinos(home)1-1J-League Cup
May 1, 2021Vissel Kobe(away)0-3J1 League
Apr 28, 2021Shimizu S-pulse(away)2-1J-League Cup
Apr 24, 2021Avispa Fukuoka(home)1-2J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Gamba Osaka wins, 2 draws, 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 3, 2021Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 Gamba OsakaJ1 League
Sep 27, 2020Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Gamba OsakaJ1 League
Jul 22, 2020Gamba Osaka 1-0 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Aug 10, 2019Gamba Osaka 1-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Apr 6, 2019Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 Gamba OsakaJ1 League
Sep 29, 2018Gamba Osaka 1-0 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka on Apr 3, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Gamba Osaka score 0.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 0.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Gamba Osaka0.70.963/152/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.91.246/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Gamba Osaka sit 18th in J1 League (6 points from 9 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 2nd (20 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima962122620
18Gamba Osaka91358166

A question about Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Ask the AI a question

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Ready to know everything about football?