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

Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe: match statistics

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

Key match information

Gamba Osaka play Vissel Kobe in J1 League (Japan). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Current form

Gamba Osaka: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Vissel Kobe: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Gamba Osaka scores 1.14 and concedes 1.86 goals per match. Vissel Kobe scores 1.57 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.97 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Gamba Osaka 57%, Vissel Kobe 43%. Over 2.5: Gamba Osaka 43%, Vissel Kobe 43%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Gamba Osaka has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.43. Gamba Osaka: 13.9 shots per match, Vissel Kobe: 11.4.

Match halves

Gamba Osaka: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.71. Vissel Kobe: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Gamba Osaka: 76-90+ (4 goals). Vissel Kobe: 46-60 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J1 League: 2.97 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.36)
(3.34)
(2.14)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.14Goals scored / match1.57
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
1.86Goals conceded / match0.71
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
56%Average possession52%
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
4Shots on target / match4.14
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.86Shots per match11.43
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Gamba Osaka
LDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W43% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-3
0.86 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Vissel Kobe is 162% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Gamba Osaka scoring profile: mixed

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

Vissel Kobe scoring profile: very strong

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

8Goals scored (season)11
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
13Goals conceded (season)5
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
3Average goals in match2.29
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Gamba Osaka · 1.71 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 43% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Gamba Osaka - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match0.81.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.81.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
60%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Gamba Osaka 0 - 1 - 1 Vissel Kobe. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 20 September 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?

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