Only a win will satisfy the Gamba Osaka supporters in this Suita City Football Stadium clash with Consadole Sapporo, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the J-League table.
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!
It's quite the trip for Consadole Sapporo when visiting Gamba Osaka as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Gamba Osaka at their home stadium (Suita City Football Stadium) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Gamba's last game was hosting Kashiwa Reysol (placed 9th) and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Oita Trinita and winning 1-0.
The victory against Kashiwa Reysol came after Ademilson's winning goal. The Gamba Osaka manager T. Miyamoto was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 74th minute.
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 Gamba have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won six times, drawn one and lost one.
Gamba are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Cerezo Osaka awaits in three days.
Gamba Osaka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Gamba have conceded 15 goals.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
There's been little loot from Consadole Sapporo's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the J-League. Consadole Sapporo only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Consadole has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The Consadole goalkeeper Takanori Sugeno is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Consadole won their last game, 3-0 versus Yokohama played at home. Before that, Consadole secured a home win against Kashima Antlers with the score 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Consadole have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were three victories, two draws and five defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kawasaki Frontale.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Consadole have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. For Consadole, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Consadole Sapporo - Gamba 0-1. Gamba-Consadole Sapporo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gamba Osaka five wins, Consadole Sapporo three wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Braga Bispo Junior 6 goals |  K. Watanabe 6 goals |  T. Usami 5 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 26 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 47 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 80% |
| 58% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 56% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 40% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 12% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 250 | 145 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 126 | 262 |
| 113 | 57 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 42 | 86 |
| 31% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 31% |
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -19 | 14 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 13 |