Gamba Osaka vs Consadole Sapporo match preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nishigaoka National Stadium (4000 seats)

Home team gets the points, the away team claims the win or an exciting draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo duel at Nishigaoka National Stadium.

Insights:
  • Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J-League

This looks to be an entertaining game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

Consadole Sapporo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Gamba Osaka have only managed 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Nishigaoka National Stadium.

Gamba Osaka's last game was hosting Kashiwa Reysol (placed 14th) and winning 2-1. Takashi Usami (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.15/10. Usami scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Gamba Osaka had a Emperor Cup home game versus Shonan Bellmare which ended with a victory 4-1.

Gamba Osaka have scored 14 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Gamba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Consadole Sapporo form and stats

As the visiting team in J-League matches, Consadole Sapporo have produced an overall stat of 4-4-6 so far.

Consadole Sapporo aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 195 league minutes without a goal. R. Aoki was the last player to find the net.

Consadole's previous game was their home loss versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima (0-2). Attacker Takuro Kaneko got a player rating of 8.03 in the game. "Man of the match" Kaneko hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 9 of 11 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vissel Kobe wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Consadole have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Consadole Sapporo - Gamba Osaka 0-2. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Gamba won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Consadole Sapporo have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Gamba OsakaA. Aguiar Oliveira
A. Aguiar Oliveira
7 goals
GambaL. Peruchena Pereira
L. Peruchena Pereira
5 goals
Consadole SapporoT. Kaneko
T. Kaneko
5 goals

Gamba Osaka missing players

Consadole Sapporo missing players

Gamba Osaka Consadole Sapporo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 14 30
9 4 0 Won W 2 4 11
6 3 2 Drew D 0 4 6
15 8 2 Lost L 2 6 13
24 14 1 Scored S 6 12 35
34 20 3 Conceded C 5 17 42
83% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 90%
53% 67% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
37% 53% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 47%
13% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 20%
7% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
37% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 47%
37% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 21% 23%
43% 47% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 40%
 
4.1 4.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 6.4 6.1
5 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.3 3.6
0.8 0.6 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9 9.7 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 12.4 12.3
3.3 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.5
24% 27% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 21% 26%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 30 23 6 1 65 20 14 12 2 0 29 11 16 11 4 1 36 9 45 75
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 20 6 4 66 28 15 11 3 1 35 9 15 9 3 3 31 19 38 66
3 Nagoya Grampus 31 17 6 8 35 23 16 10 2 4 18 11 15 7 4 4 17 12 12 57
4 Vissel Kobe 29 15 9 5 44 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 24 17 18 54
5 Urawa Reds 30 16 6 8 35 27 15 10 3 2 20 13 15 6 3 6 15 14 8 54
6 Kashima Antlers 31 16 5 10 52 32 15 8 3 4 29 18 16 8 2 6 23 14 20 53
7 Sagan Tosu 30 14 9 7 38 26 15 9 4 2 25 11 15 5 5 5 13 15 12 51
8 Avispa Fukuoka 30 13 7 10 37 31 15 9 1 5 21 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 6 46
9 Tokyo 31 13 7 11 42 39 15 7 2 6 25 22 16 6 5 5 17 17 3 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 10 12 9 37 31 16 4 6 6 16 17 15 6 6 3 21 14 6 42
11 Cerezo Osaka 31 10 9 12 40 41 16 6 5 5 21 22 15 4 4 7 19 19 -1 39
12 Consadole Sapporo 30 11 6 13 35 42 16 7 2 7 23 25 14 4 4 6 12 17 -7 39
13 Gamba Osaka 30 9 6 15 24 34 15 4 3 8 14 20 15 5 3 7 10 14 -10 33
14 Kashiwa Reysol 30 10 3 17 30 42 15 5 1 9 17 25 15 5 2 8 13 17 -12 33
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 6 11 13 29 44 15 3 5 7 12 24 15 3 6 6 17 20 -15 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 30 5 12 13 30 36 15 2 9 4 11 12 15 3 3 9 19 24 -6 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 30 7 5 18 22 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 15 4 1 10 10 25 -21 26
18 Vegalta Sendai 30 4 10 16 23 49 15 2 5 8 9 19 15 2 5 8 14 30 -26 22
19 Oita Trinita 30 5 6 19 20 48 15 4 5 6 12 18 15 1 1 13 8 30 -28 21
20 Yokohama 30 4 7 19 23 65 15 3 5 7 16 25 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 19