National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gamba Osaka or Tokyo 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 and Tokyo.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Three J-League home games done for Gamba Osaka, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
In their previous game, the manager Algaba led his Gamba Osaka to a defeat away at Shonan Bellmare. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium. The penalty miss from Jebali in the defeat against Shonan Bellmare was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Yamamoto (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Yamamoto hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 result against Cerezo Osaka before that one, played at home in the J-League Cup.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gamba, as the J-League home game vs Kawasaki Frontale is only four days away.
Gamba Osaka has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gamba Osaka defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tokyo form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Tokyo have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Oliveira was the last player to score for the away team. Tokyo haven't scored a league goal in the last 208 minutes.
Tokyo lost away at Sagan Tosu (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Late heartbreak for Tokyo in the Sagan Tosu match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Kimoto was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Kimoto won 11 of 13 duels.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Kyoto Sanga in the J-League Cup (5-0).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shonan Bellmare in just four days.
Goals are few and far between in Tokyo's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Tokyo have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Gamba Osaka.Top Goalscorers
  T. Usami 2 goals |   D. Queiroz de Oliveira 2 goals |  H. Ishige 1 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 39 | ||
| 45 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 38% | ||
| 15 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
