A quick peek at the J-League standings suggest an advantage to Cerezo Osaka when they go to Gamba Osaka. However; let's play before we pick a winner!
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Cerezo Osaka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Gamba Osaka have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
Gamba haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 237 minutes ago. Saito scored that one.
The followers hope that Gamba Osaka will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Emperor Cup fixture against Kashima Antlers.
Heartbreak before that as Gamba Osaka lost 0-4 at Kawasaki Frontale's place.The Gamba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. 13 goals have been conceded. When Gamba Osaka hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Jubilo Iwata, Shimizu S-Pulse, Shonan Bellmare, Vissel Kobe and Consadole Sapporo), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cerezo Osaka playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Two travels in a row for Cerezo Osaka, whose manager Kogiku could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Nagoya Grampus.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League.Will both teams score at least one goal each? This team's fresh statistics suggest that, having played 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
The travelling fans enjoy Cerezo's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head encounter ended Cerezo Osaka - Gamba 3-1, played this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Gamba Osaka, three draws and six wins for Cerezo Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kato 4 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 76% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 52% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 19% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 11.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 29% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 34% |
| 14.7 | 14.7 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.8 | 11.6 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | 4.5 |
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
