Very important face-off in the lower section of the J-League, with both Gamba Osaka and Júbilo Iwata enduring more concern than delight. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the team playing at home at 17th and the guests in 18th place.
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals (55) in J-League
Relegation threatens Gamba Osaka who should definitely be looking for some points here. Júbilo Iwata are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka's results here in the J-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Gamba are slowly digging their own grave here with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A strong away win for Gamba Osaka against Yokohama F. Marinos the last match, as Patric and Alano were on target. Finally, a league win after four games without one. Higashiguchi loved the game against Yokohama F. Marinos. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. The goalie Higashiguchi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.45 out of ten. Higashiguchi topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the match before that, Gamba hosted Kashiwa Reysol and drew the game 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Gamba Osaka handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Gamba Osaka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Gamba has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
There's been little loot from Júbilo Iwata's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 16 away games in the J-League. Júbilo Iwata only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws.
Júbilo Iwata has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shimizu S-Pulse for a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Miura made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Shimizu S-Pulse. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Midfielder Yamamoto was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Yamamoto hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 75 successful passes (of 79 total).
Prior to that result Júbilo Iwata won their away game at Yokohama F. Marinos. The scoreline was 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Júbilo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 0 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The attacking power of Júbilo Iwata when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Júbilo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Júbilo Iwata.The duelists have fought previously this season: Júbilo Iwata - Gamba Osaka 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 6 goals | F. González Lasso 6 goals |  A. Aguiar Oliveira 4 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 44 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 27 | 55 |
| 91% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 94% |
| 72% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 38% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 22% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| 6% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 12% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 56% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 19% | 12% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 38% |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 12.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 26% | 23% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 34% |
| 15 | 14.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Júbilo Iwata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (4) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest points (11) away in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals (55) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the the worst goal difference (-23) 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 62 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 54 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 44 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 40 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -12 | 35 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 34 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 33 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -23 | 29 |
