Balanced ball game between Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka expected

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nishigaoka National Stadium (4000 seats)

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Insights:
  • Gamba Osaka have the most matches under the total-line (17) in J-League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

With 3 J-League wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Gamba Osaka are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The fans are hoping that Gamba will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the J-League game against Yokohama (placed 19th). Yuji Ono, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.63 (out of 10). Ono scored one goal.

Before that, Gamba drew at home versus Tokyo.

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 Gamba have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn one and lost four.

The manager M. Matsunami will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cerezo Osaka in only four days.

Gamba have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerezo Osaka so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-6 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Shonan Bellmare with 1-5 on the scoreboard. Hiroshi Kiyotake got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Kiyotake scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 59 successful passes (of 67 total). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Shonan Bellmare was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Yokohama.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerezo Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were five Cerezo Osaka wins, three draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cerezo Osaka are hosting Gamba Osaka in the Nabisco Cup only four days away.

Cerezo Osaka have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Cerezo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Cerezo Osaka - Gamba 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Gamba victories, three draws and three Cerezo Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GambaA. Aguiar Oliveira
A. Aguiar Oliveira
6 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals
Gamba OsakaL. Peruchena Pereira
L. Peruchena Pereira
5 goals

Gamba Osaka missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 2 11 25
8 3 0 Won W 0 1 7
6 3 2 Drew D 0 4 9
12 6 2 Lost L 2 6 9
19 10 1 Scored S 3 14 34
26 15 5 Conceded C 5 17 35
81% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 92%
50% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 68%
31% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 48%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 32%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 36% 24%
31% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 64%
42% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 24%
46% 50% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 20%
 
4.1 4.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.5 5
5.2 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5 4.6
0.8 0.8 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 9.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.9 11.2
3.3 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.5
22% 24% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 30%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gamba Osaka have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 26 19 6 1 56 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 13 8 4 1 29 7 39 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 26 19 5 2 60 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 12 8 2 2 25 14 39 62
3 Vissel Kobe 25 13 8 4 40 24 12 6 4 2 19 8 13 7 4 2 21 16 16 47
4 Nagoya Grampus 26 14 4 8 27 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 14 7 3 4 16 11 7 46
5 Kashima Antlers 26 13 5 8 44 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 14 6 2 6 19 13 19 44
6 Sagan Tosu 26 12 8 6 35 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 4 5 4 12 12 13 44
7 Urawa Reds 26 13 5 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 3 44
8 Tokyo 26 11 6 9 35 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 15 5 5 5 16 17 0 39
9 Consadole Sapporo 25 10 6 9 33 34 13 7 2 4 23 18 12 3 4 5 10 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 26 10 6 10 27 30 13 7 1 5 15 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -3 36
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 7 11 7 26 25 12 3 5 4 10 11 13 4 6 3 16 14 1 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 25 7 9 9 34 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 11 1 4 6 14 17 -1 30
13 Gamba Osaka 26 8 6 12 19 26 12 3 3 6 10 15 14 5 3 6 9 11 -7 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 26 8 3 15 26 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 13 4 2 7 11 15 -10 27
15 Shonan Bellmare 26 5 10 11 28 31 13 2 7 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 25
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 5 10 11 25 38 13 2 5 6 10 21 13 3 5 5 15 17 -13 25
17 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 5 15 20 34 14 3 4 7 11 15 12 3 1 8 9 19 -14 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 26 3 10 13 19 43 13 2 5 6 9 17 13 1 5 7 10 26 -24 19
19 Yokohama 26 4 6 16 20 55 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 1 2 10 6 34 -35 18
20 Oita Trinita 26 4 5 17 17 43 14 3 5 6 10 18 12 1 0 11 7 25 -26 17

Table
  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 26 19 6 1 56 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 13 8 4 1 29 7 39 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 26 19 5 2 60 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 12 8 2 2 25 14 39 62
3 Vissel Kobe 25 13 8 4 40 24 12 6 4 2 19 8 13 7 4 2 21 16 16 47
4 Nagoya Grampus 26 14 4 8 27 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 14 7 3 4 16 11 7 46
5 Kashima Antlers 26 13 5 8 44 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 14 6 2 6 19 13 19 44
6 Sagan Tosu 26 12 8 6 35 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 4 5 4 12 12 13 44
7 Urawa Reds 26 13 5 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 3 44
8 Tokyo 26 11 6 9 35 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 15 5 5 5 16 17 0 39
9 Consadole Sapporo 25 10 6 9 33 34 13 7 2 4 23 18 12 3 4 5 10 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 26 10 6 10 27 30 13 7 1 5 15 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -3 36
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 7 11 7 26 25 12 3 5 4 10 11 13 4 6 3 16 14 1 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 25 7 9 9 34 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 11 1 4 6 14 17 -1 30
13 Gamba Osaka 26 8 6 12 19 26 12 3 3 6 10 15 14 5 3 6 9 11 -7 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 26 8 3 15 26 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 13 4 2 7 11 15 -10 27
15 Shonan Bellmare 26 5 10 11 28 31 13 2 7 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 25
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 5 10 11 25 38 13 2 5 6 10 21 13 3 5 5 15 17 -13 25
17 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 5 15 20 34 14 3 4 7 11 15 12 3 1 8 9 19 -14 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 26 3 10 13 19 43 13 2 5 6 9 17 13 1 5 7 10 26 -24 19
19 Yokohama 26 4 6 16 20 55 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 1 2 10 6 34 -35 18
20 Oita Trinita 26 4 5 17 17 43 14 3 5 6 10 18 12 1 0 11 7 25 -26 17

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