The home fans anticipate a win and three points in this game, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal against a stumbling visitor. Cerezo Osaka are in 7th place while the guesting Gamba Osaka stress at 13th.
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (2) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka is in the worst form (0-2-4)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
8 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the J-League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 360 minutes without scoring a league goal. Watanabe was the last player to find the net.
Cerezo drew their last game, 0-0 away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 5th). Cerezo Osaka's goalie Kim played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a stunning seven saves. The goalie Kim was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.92 out of ten. Kim topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the home game against Shonan Bellmare that was lost 0-2.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 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 3.
It should be noted that a peek at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The Cerezo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka have only collected 12 points from their away games in the J-League, after 3-3-9 (15 played). Recent form does not give Gamba Osaka much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Cerezo Osaka will be a tough nut to crack.
Gamba Osaka are looking to quickly end their 253 minutes long goal drought in the J-League.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Nagoya Grampus with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Miura, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.24. Miura hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tokyo wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.We have checked recent matches where Gamba have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 10 defeats.
Gamba Osaka find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Gamba Osaka, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the teams played each other previously this season; Gamba Osaka - Cerezo 1-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Cerezo Osaka won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Gamba Osaka got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  L. de Sousa Pereira 10 goals |  J. Alano Nascimento 7 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 6 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 35 | 54 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 63% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 47% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 53% | 40% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 7% |
| 47% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 60% | 67% |
| 30% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 27% |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.6 | 13.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 34% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 27% |
| 11.6 | 11.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 16.5 | 13.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (2) in J-League
- 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 away.
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals (35) away in J-League
- Gamba Osaka is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -26 | 26 |
