Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Shimizu S-Pulse

9': Yuki Honda
42': Kai Matsuzaki

FT
2 - 2

Gamba Osaka

84': Ryotaro Meshino
90'+5': Issam Jebali

About

Shimizu S-Pulse are hosting Gamba Osaka at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimzu, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

9': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 9'
23': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 23'
24': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 24'
42': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 42'
45': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
45': Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
47': Hidehiro Sugai (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 47'
64': Tomoya Fujii (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 64'
65': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 65'
75': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 75'
75': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 75'
76': Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 76'
77': Ryo Hatsuse (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 77'
84': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 84'
90': Park Seung-wook (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 90'
90'+5': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 90'+5'

Statistics

GAM		SHI
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
64.6	Possession	35.4
12	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
399	Accurate Passes	162
497	Passes	265
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Location: Shimzu, Japan

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+19	23
2	FC Tokyo	10	+13	23
3	Kashiwa Reysol	9	+7	21
4	Machida Zelvia	9	+12	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Shimizu S-Pulse (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Togo Umeda (GK)
15	Yuki Honda
4	Sodai Hasukawa
25	Mateus Brunetti Valor
24	Hidehiro Sugai
17	Masaki Yumiba
21	Kai Matsuzaki
37	Kei Koizumi
9	Oh Se-Hun
8	Kenta Inoue
13	Ryo Germain

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Yutaka Yoshida, Yudai Shimamoto, Park Seung-wook, Tomoya Fujii, Kazuki Kozuka, Capixaba, Taiki Hirato, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yuya Oki.

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
2	Shota Fukuoka
4	Shinnosuke Nakatani
47	Shinya Nakano
15	Takeru Kishimoto
11	Issam Jebali
27	Rin Mito
13	Shuto Abe
41	Yusei Toshida
97	Welton Felipe
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Takashi Usami, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa, Shogo Sasaki, Soya Fujiwara, Ryo Hatsuse, Tokuma Suzuki, Eli Adams, Ryotaro Meshino.

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