Japan - J1 LeaguePanasonic Stadium SuitaData current as of September 18, 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe: match statistics

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Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Gamba Osaka plays Vissel Kobe in J1 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Recent form

Gamba Osaka has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Vissel Kobe has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Gamba Osaka scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 1.86. Vissel Kobe scores 1.57 and allows 0.71. Games in this league average 2.97 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Gamba Osaka's games and 43% of Vissel Kobe's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 43%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Gamba Osaka has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 1.43 per game. Gamba Osaka takes 13.9 shots per game, while Vissel Kobe takes 11.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Gamba Osaka leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Vissel Kobe leads at halftime in 43% and scores 0.86 after halftime.

When the teams score

Gamba Osaka's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Vissel Kobe, it is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J1 League games average 2.97 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.36)
(3.34)
(2.14)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.14Goals scored / game1.57
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.86Goals allowed / game0.71
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
56%Average possession52%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
4Shots on target / game4.14
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.86Shots per game11.43
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
4Shots on target4.14
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
8.2%Shot conversion13.8%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
56%Possession52%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.47xG for1.43
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.97xG against1.15
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

Shooting quality

Gamba Osaka: BalancedVissel Kobe: Efficient finishing
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
Accuracy (shots on target)29%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.38

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Vissel Kobe is 500% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Gamba Osaka · 2.4 pts / game - Vissel Kobe

Gamba Osaka
LDDLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
14% W43% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-3
0.86 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 2.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Vissel Kobe
LWWWW
Season result split
71% W14% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-1
2.29 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Vissel Kobe is 38% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Gamba Osaka · 1.57 goals / game - Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe is 162% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.86 goals / game - Gamba Osaka · 0.71 goals / game - Vissel Kobe

Gamba Osaka scoring profile: mixed

Gamba Osaka scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 games), while Vissel Kobe keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

Vissel Kobe scoring profile: very strong

Vissel Kobe scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Gamba Osaka keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

8Goals scored (season)11
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
13Goals conceded (season)5
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
3Average goals per game2.29
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal86%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%2 goals57%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
14%3 goals14%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
14%4 goals0%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal57%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
71%2 goals14%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%3 goals0%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
0%4 goals0%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

* 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.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
14%BTTS in both halves14%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
14%Scored in both halves43%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
40%BTTS - last 540%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Vissel Kobe is 99% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / game - Gamba Osaka · 1.71 pts / game - Vissel Kobe

Gamba Osaka - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing
Vissel Kobe - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per game (1st half)1.71
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.14Average goals (1st half)1
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
71%No goal before half-time43%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per game (2nd half)1.86
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.29
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
29%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
57%No goal after half-time29%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

Gamba Osaka - second-half results

14% W43% D43% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 14%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vissel Kobe - second-half results

43% W57% D0% L
12
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 71%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 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 game0.600.40
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Vissel Kobe - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Gamba Osaka
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
1
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Vissel Kobe
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
3
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
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.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Vissel Kobe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Gamba OsakaLigaVissel Kobe
Average goals per game 3.002.97 2.29
Both teams scored 57%60% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%54% 43%
Clean sheets 14%22% 43%
Goal before half-time 71%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%86% 71%

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

2.97
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Gamba Osaka's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Vissel Kobe. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Gamba Osaka
1 : 1
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
3 : 2
Gamba Osaka

FAQ

When do Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe play?

Gamba Osaka face Vissel Kobe on September 20, 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 Vissel Kobe?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Gamba Osaka won 0, Vissel Kobe won 1 and 1 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 Vissel Kobe?

Gamba Osaka score 1.14 goals per game on average and Vissel Kobe 1.57. The J1 League average is 2.97 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Gamba Osaka's matches and 43% of Vissel Kobe's.

What form are Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe in?

Over the last 5 games Gamba Osaka have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Vissel Kobe 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.