Japan - J1 LeaguePanasonic Stadium SuitaData current as of October 21, 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga: match statistics

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Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Gamba Osaka plays Kyoto Sanga in J1 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Recent form

Gamba Osaka has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Kyoto Sanga has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Gamba Osaka scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.80. Kyoto Sanga scores 1.10 and allows 1.90. Games in this league average 2.92 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Gamba Osaka's games and 70% of Kyoto Sanga's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 70%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Gamba Osaka has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.23 per game. Gamba Osaka takes 13.7 shots per game, while Kyoto Sanga takes 11.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Gamba Osaka leads at halftime in 10% of its games and scores 0.70 goals per game after halftime. Kyoto Sanga leads at halftime in 20% and scores 0.70 after halftime.

When the teams score

Gamba Osaka's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). For Kyoto Sanga, it is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J1 League games average 2.92 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1Goals scored / game1.1
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1.8Goals allowed / game1.9
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
56%Average possession46%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
4.1Shots on target / game3.8
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.7Shots per game11.8
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
4.1Shots on target3.8
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
7.3%Shot conversion9.3%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
56%Possession46%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1.48xG for1.23
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1.83xG against1.78
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

Shooting quality

Gamba Osaka: BalancedKyoto Sanga: Balanced
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
Accuracy (shots on target)30%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Kyoto Sanga is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Gamba Osaka · 0.6 pts / game - Kyoto Sanga

Gamba Osaka
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
10% W40% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-5
0.70 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 at home
1-1-2
WDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Kyoto Sanga
LLWLL
Season result split
20% W20% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-6
0.80 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Kyoto Sanga is 10% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Gamba Osaka · 1.1 goals / game - Kyoto Sanga

Gamba Osaka is 6% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.8 goals / game - Gamba Osaka · 1.9 goals / game - Kyoto Sanga

Gamba Osaka scoring profile: very strong

Gamba Osaka scores in 50% of games (5 of 10 games), while Kyoto Sanga keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 10 games).

Kyoto Sanga scoring profile: very strong

Kyoto Sanga scores in 70% of games (7 of 10 games), while Gamba Osaka keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 games).

10Goals scored (season)11
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
18Goals conceded (season)19
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
2.8Average goals per game3
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
2Goals scored (last 5)4
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
9Goals conceded (last 5)10
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal70%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
30%2 goals40%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
10%3 goals0%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
10%4 goals0%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

How often they concede at least...

90%1 goal100%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
70%2 goals60%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
20%3 goals30%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
0%4 goals0%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time10%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
10%BTTS in both halves0%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
10%Scored in both halves20%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
20%BTTS - last 540%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time70%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kyoto Sanga is 57% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.7 pts / game - Gamba Osaka · 1.1 pts / game - Kyoto Sanga

Gamba Osaka - half-time state
10% leading40% draw50% trailing
Kyoto Sanga - half-time state
20% leading50% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.7Points per game (1st half)1.1
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
0.3Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1.1Average goals (1st half)1
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
30%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
80%No goal before half-time70%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

After half-time (2nd half)

0.9Points per game (2nd half)1.2
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.3
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
1.7Average goals (2nd half)2
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
30%Clean sheet after half-time20%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga
60%No goal after half-time40%
Gamba OsakaKyoto Sanga

Gamba Osaka - second-half results

20% W30% D50% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 10% of games and wins 10%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kyoto Sanga - second-half results

30% W30% D40% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Gamba Osaka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.60
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Kyoto Sanga - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.21.8
Average goals per game0.82.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-8
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Gamba Osaka
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
0
3
46-60
1
0
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Kyoto Sanga
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
3
31-45
3
2
46-60
2
7
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Gamba Osaka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

Kyoto Sanga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Gamba OsakaLigaKyoto Sanga
Average goals per game▼ 2.802.92• 3.00
Both teams scored▼ 50%56%▲ 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 40%55%▲ 70%
Clean sheets▼ 10%25%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▲ 70%67%▼ 60%
Goal after half-time▲ 90%87%▲ 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / game
1.38
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Gamba Osaka's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Kyoto Sanga. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Kyoto Sanga FC
3 : 1
Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
2 : 1
Kyoto Sanga FC

FAQ

When do Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga play?

Gamba Osaka face Kyoto Sanga on October 24, 2026 in J1 League at Panasonic Stadium Suita. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Gamba Osaka won 1, Kyoto Sanga won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga?

Gamba Osaka score 1.00 goals per game on average and Kyoto Sanga 1.10. The J1 League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Gamba Osaka's matches and 70% of Kyoto Sanga's.

What form are Gamba Osaka and Kyoto Sanga in?

Over the last 5 games Gamba Osaka have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Kyoto Sanga 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga?

The statistical background for Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.