National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gamba Osaka or Gifu that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gamba Osaka and Gifu.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Gamba Osaka so far this season.
Gamba Osaka lost their last game at Sagan Tosu after a 1-2 scoreline. The gifted forward Patric outshone all the other footballers in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.42 out of 10. Patric hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Cerezo Osaka in the J-League.The Gamba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Gifu form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Chukyo University in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gifu so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Gifu has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Parceiro Nagano for a 2-2 draw. As mentioned above, Gifu drew the match against Parceiro Nagano. Manager Yokoyama brought on Kubota to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vanraure Hachinohe in just four days.
Gifu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. In the opposite end, Gifu have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Gamba two wins, zero draws and Gifu zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Fujioka 6 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals | R. Kubota 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Gifu missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | ||
| 13.2 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kagoshima United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Iwaki | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Fukushima United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ehime | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Gifu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Imabari | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Sagamihara | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | YSCC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | Gainare Tottori | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
