J-League: The middle-of-the-table spots tell a story of the journey Sagan Tosu and Gamba Osaka have taken uptil now. Both participants are ready for the match; let's get this baby out!
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Gamba Osaka have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sagan Tosu have to build on here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in the J-League.
The supporters are hoping that Sagan Tosu will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Kashima Antlers (placed 5th). Midfield player Tezuka got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, the max score being 10. Tezuka hit three key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Consadole Sapporo the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Sagan perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sagan Tosu as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Sagan Tosu has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Sagan Tosu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Sagan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka have only collected 11 points from their away games in the J-League, after 3-2-7 (12 played).
Gamba Osaka had fun at their own home (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium) last time out, beating Shonan Bellmare 2-1. Usami and Alano scored. Midfielder Alano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.95. Alano scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Yokohama F. Marinos before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gamba Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 4 Gamba Osaka wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Gamba are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). The Gamba Osaka manager Algaba has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka - Sagan 1-1 was the output when these two participants formerly played each other, some time ago this season. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Sagan Tosu won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Gamba Osaka got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Alano Nascimento 7 goals |  Y. Naganuma 6 goals |  Y. Ono 6 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 34 |
| 30 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 27 | 41 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 46% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 58% | 42% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 58% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 34% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 34% | 32% |
| 15.6 | 15.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 48 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -26 | 18 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -18 | 17 |
