Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gamba Osaka & Oita Trinita face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Oita Trinita 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
Gamba Osaka have not come this way in the Emperor Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Gifu. Gamba participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Gamba Osaka's results here in the J-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Gamba Osaka suffered a surprising defeat 1-2 against Yokohama F. Marinos in their previous game, also a home game. Dawhan (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.13/10. Dawhan scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gamba Osaka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The manager Katanosaka will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Consadole Sapporo in only four days.
Gamba has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Gamba Osaka have conceded 12 from these games.
Oita Trinita form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Matsue City in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Oita Trinita was sent out of Emperor Cup in the final last season.As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Oita Trinita have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
Trinita has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Tochigi for a 1-1 draw.
The game before that, in the J2-League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Albirex Niigata.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Oita Trinita playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Oita Trinita wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Oita Trinita manager Shimotaira as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Roasso Kumamoto.
Trinita find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Oita Trinita have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these sides: Gamba Osaka won five, Oita Trinita were winners in two and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Nagasawa 4 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 13.2 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 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 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | JEF United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 21 | Grulla Morioka | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryukyu | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 15 |
