The fresh new season is about to begin and the club members are shivering with optimism. It’s wide open as Gamba Osaka greet Kashima Antlers for the opening match at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium. Keep reading!
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The previous season, Gamba Osaka's league stats were 12 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses, resulting in 13th spot in the J-League. In these 38 matches they scored 33 goals and gave away 49. Playing as the host team in the last season Gamba Osaka managed 5-4-10 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 28 conceded.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gamba Osaka, as the Nabisco Cup home game vs Cerezo Osaka is only four days away.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Let's have a look at how Kashima Antlers performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 30/16 goals scored/conceded.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Kashima Antlers manager Weiler as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Oita Trinita.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Gamba won one, Kashima Antlers were winners in five and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Gamba Osaka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamba Osaka | Last season | Kashima Antlers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 30 | 62 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 55% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 71% | ||
| 39% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 58% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 5% | ||
| 42% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 39% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |