Preview

• As week 36 of the 2025 J1 League arrives, Sanfrecce Hiroshima take on Gamba Osaka at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima on 2025-08-16 (kick-off 11:00 GMT).
• M. Skibbe versus Daniel Algaba across 9 meetings, record stands at 5-3 with 1 draw.
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 5th in the standings with 32 points, followed by Gamba Osaka in 12th on 24 points.
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• We expect Sanfrecce Hiroshima to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Gamba Osaka are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• In their last outing, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's highest-rated performer was Y. Nakajima (8.2), while Gamba Osaka's standout was R. Handa (7.3).
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima were held to a 0-0 draw with Shimizu S-Pulse, and Gamba Osaka then lost 0-3 to Fagiano Okayama.
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima look strong (4-1-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Gamba Osaka have 2-1-2 in the same span.
• Gamba Osaka hold the upper hand H2H: of 49 meetings, they've triumphed 25 times, conceded 14 times and shared 10 draws.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (6-2-4 vs 3-4-6) and scoring roughly 1.00-1.42 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

16/08/2025 10:00

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

N/A

J1 League

Team Kits

Events

4'	VAR - Sota Nakamura	Penalty cancelled
11'			R. Yamashita
19'	T. Shiotani S. Nakamura	1 - 0
22'			I. Jebali
38'			G. Miura
HT 1 - 0
46'			Juan Alano R. Yamashita
60'			S. Abe
65'			S. Fukuoka Welton
67'	K. Kinoshita N. Maeda
72'	Y. Nakajima R. Germain
75'	V. Germain S. Nakamura
80'			K. Okunuki K. Kurokawa
80'			D. Hummet I. Jebali
80'			T. Kishimoto G. Miura
90+4'			K. Okunuki

Stats

Lineups

H2H

Standings