Gamba Osaka get ready to welcome Urawa Reds for something different than the ordinary league football: The J-League Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Urawa Reds 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
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.6 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Gamba Osaka have to build on here at Nishigaoka National Stadium in the J-League.
Gamba Osaka lost their last game at Consadole Sapporo after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Gamba suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Defender Takao got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.63/10. Takao won 4 of 7 duels.
A 1-1 draw away in the J-League before that, with Sagan Tosu the opponent.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gamba Osaka as they are travelling to their away game against Urawa Reds in the J-League Cup. That match is four days after this one.
The Gamba Osaka fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Gamba have conceded 14 goals.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Urawa Reds are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Albirex Niigata. Iwao got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, top player of the team. Iwao hit one key pass and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shonan Bellmare at their stadium, the result 1-0.A new game in only four days for Urawa, the J-League Cup home match versus Gamba Osaka. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these squads: Gamba Osaka won three, Urawa Reds were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Alano Nascimento 7 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 6 goals |  J. Kanté Martínez 6 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | ||
| 13 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 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 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 18 |
