Coverage of the J1 League clash between Gamba Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Gamba Osaka 1-1 Kyoto Sanga
Saturday, July 30 at 11am in J1 League
Saturday, July 30 at 11am in J1 League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | -4 | 48 | 
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 39 | -17 | 44 | 
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | -17 | 42 | 
Last Game: FC Tokyo 0-2 Shimizu S-Pulse
Sunday, August 7 at 10am in J1 League
Sunday, August 7 at 10am in J1 League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 39 | -17 | 44 | 
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | -17 | 42 | 
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | -19 | 41 | 
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Gamba Osaka win with a probability of 39.61%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 32.62% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gamba Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.22%) and 2-0 (7.38%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 0-1 (10.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Draw | Shimizu S-Pulse | 
| 39.61% (  -0.04) | 27.77% (  0) | 32.62% (  0.04) | 
| Both teams to score 48.07% (  0.01) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 





 






