There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Cerezo Osaka leading Gamba Osaka by 14 points.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League
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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai as Cerezo Osaka have scored 10 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Cerezo Osaka's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Urawa Reds (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the home loss against Tokushima Vortis with the scoreline 1-2.
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 Cerezo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost five.
Cerezo has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Cerezo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League, on their J-League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Gamba aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 202 league minutes without a goal. T. Usami was the last player to find the net.
Gamba play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Nagoya Grampus (placed 2nd). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Shimizu S-Pulse.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Gamba Osaka in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Gamba Osaka, five draws and five defeats.
After this away game Gamba Osaka return home for a AFC Champions League game against Tampines Rovers. That game is only two sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gamba Osaka's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. Gamba are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cerezo three wins, three draws and Gamba Osaka four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |  T. Sakamoto 2 goals | M. Kato 2 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 57% |
| 58% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 57% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 40% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 8% | 7% |
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gamba Osaka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest conceded goals (4) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (1) away in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in J-League
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 6 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -25 | 2 |