Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cerezo Osaka & Gamba Osaka face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the final.When playing at home in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka have managed 0 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Keisuke Shimizu not having conceded a league goal in 245 minutes.
Cerezo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Avispa Fukuoka that ended 0-0. Defender Matsuda got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Matsuda hit two key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
Erik lost again 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 Cerezo Osaka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost three.
Cerezo Osaka have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Cerezo have conceded 5 goals.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Cerezo Osaka.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
The manager Katanosaka was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Nishigaoka National Stadium. Gamba Osaka suffered a 0-1 loss to Shonan Bellmare.
We have checked recent matches where Gamba have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were four victories, two draws and two defeats.
Gamba Osaka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved met each other earlier on this match year: Gamba Osaka - Cerezo Osaka 2-3. Stats for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for Cerezo Osaka, two draws and three wins for Gamba Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Inui 3 goals |  H. Yamada 3 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 14.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
