Faithful supporters at Sapporo Dome haven’t seen many home wins this season, with Consadole Sapporo struggling in the 13th spot. The opposing Gamba Osaka will believe to protect their higher league spot in this game.
- Consadole Sapporo is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Gamba Osaka, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
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!
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo's results here at Sapporo Dome in the J-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Consadole Sapporo, facing Kawasaki Frontale in a game that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Consadole Sapporo in the Kawasaki Frontale match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The gifted forward Sarachart outshone all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.23 out of 10. Sarachart scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 38 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Kyoto Sanga.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 Consadole Sapporo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Observe: 17 of the latest 21 league games from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Yokohama F. Marinos are coming to town in four days.
Consadole have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sapporo Dome with 18 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Consadole Sapporo defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
There's been little loot from Gamba Osaka's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the J-League. Gamba Osaka only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sagan Tosu (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. The draw against Sagan Tosu came from a losing position. The Gamba Osaka manager Algaba brought on Yamami as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Sato, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Sato hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that, Gamba secured a home win against Shonan Bellmare with the score 2-1.Gamba Osaka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.
After this away game Gamba Osaka return home for a Nabisco Cup game against Urawa Reds. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Gamba Osaka find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. The Gamba manager Algaba has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Consadole Sapporo have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Gamba Osaka.This was the end result when the squads played each other earlier this season; Gamba Osaka - Consadole 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Asano 9 goals |  J. Alano Nascimento 7 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 6 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 44 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 35 |
| 49 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | 42 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 88% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 88% |
| 72% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 77% | 68% |
| 52% | 45% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 54% | 40% |
| 32% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| 76% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 69% | 72% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | 12% |
| 20% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 20% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.5 | 16 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 37% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | 30% |
| 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.9 | 13.2 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
- Consadole Sapporo have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most matches over the total-line (18) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Consadole Sapporo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Consadole Sapporo is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |
