Gamba Osaka will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Kashima Antlers.
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!
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 4 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
The Gamba supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Nagoya Grampus in J-League and win 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Consadole Sapporo and winning 1-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of T. Miyamoto when T. Usami scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.
The Gamba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Gamba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in J-League, are W6-D0-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Kashima have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. A great winning streak in away games for Kashima as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Yokohama have they travelled home without three points.
Juan Alano scored in Kashima's previous match, the home game against Shonan Bellmare that ended 1-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cerezo Osaka at their stadium, the result 2-1.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Zago when Juan Alano scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute. The end of the last match, against Shonan Bellmare, was very satisfying as Juan Alano scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The travelling fans enjoy Kashima's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by Kashima in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers - Gamba Osaka 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Gamba Osaka won one, Kashima Antlers won five and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Stum 11 goals |  S. Doi 5 goals |   T. Usami 4 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 79% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 63% |
| 24% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 32% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 16% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 63% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | 106 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 134 | 237 |
| 84 | 42 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 45 | 87 |
| 29% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 38% | 33% |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kashima Antlers has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kashima Antlers 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 9 |