Gamba Osaka are eager to get the points at home in this soon-to-be-played match vs Kyoto Sanga.
- All of Gamba Osaka's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka have collected 12 points from their J-League home games so far after 3-3-3. Two home wins in a row for Gamba Osaka bring valid hopes of a third.
The Gamba manager Algaba and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Yokohama (placed 16th). The goalie Higashiguchi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.05 out of ten. Higashiguchi topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Kashima Antlers in a game that was won 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gamba Osaka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Gamba Osaka has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Gamba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Kyoto Sanga playing as the away team in the J-League this season. When Kyoto Sanga is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Yokohama, Kashiwa Reysol, Kyoto Sanga, Shonan Bellmare and Albirex Niigata is teams we like to compare Gamba Osaka with.
Kyoto Sanga are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Kashima Antlers (placed 6th). Midfield player Kaneko was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Kaneko had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Yokohama.Kyoto are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Kyoto Sanga find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Kyoto Sanga have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders played each other earlier this campaign; Kyoto Sanga - Gamba Osaka 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Gamba victories, four draws and two Kyoto Sanga wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 8 goals | Y. Toyokawa 5 goals |  J. Alano Nascimento 4 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 34 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 68% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 53% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 68% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 53% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 37% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 16.2 | 30 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 25% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 39% | 34% |
| 12.9 | 9.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.7 | 12.7 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- All of Gamba Osaka's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gamba Osaka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 14 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
