Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gamba Osaka & Kashima Antlers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Cerezo Osaka.2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Gamba Osaka so far this season.
Gamba Osaka are confident in defense, having played 295 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Gamba Osaka in their previous game, a fixture away at Kashiwa Reysol that ended with a 1-0 victory. The goalie Ichimori was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.8 out of ten. Ichimori topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Gamba had a J-League home game versus Vissel Kobe which ended with a victory 2-0.There will be little rest for Gamba Osaka after this match as they are travelling to Cerezo Osaka for a J-League game in only three days.
The Gamba Osaka 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.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Nagoya Grampus.4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Kashima Antlers playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Kashima go into this game after a win, the home game against Consadole Sapporo that ended 4-1. The attacker Suzuki got a match rating of 8.53 in that game. Suzuki scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima's place.The schedule is very tough for Kashima Antlers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Urawa Reds is waiting in only three days.
Kashima Antlers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Kashima as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers have faced off already this season: Kashima Antlers - Gamba Osaka 4-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gamba one win, four draws and Kashima Antlers five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 8 goals |  Y. Suzuki 6 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 13.2 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 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 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 7 |
