Gamba Osaka have fought quite a few losing battles for points this league season. Will they get something when Kashiwa Reysol stop by?
- Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the most points (25) away in J-League
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
Gamba Osaka's results here in the J-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Gamba Osaka faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vissel Kobe (1-2). The defeat against Vissel Kobe was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Osako). The gifted forward Pereira edged out all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 7.41 out of 10. Pereira scored one goal.
Before that, Gamba Osaka drew at home versus Tokyo.The Gamba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 21 goals have been conceded. When Gamba Osaka hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Avispa Fukuoka, Júbilo Iwata, Shonan Bellmare, Kyoto Sanga and Vissel Kobe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (25) away in J-League, are W7-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Kashiwa's last game was the home draw against Kawasaki Frontale (1-1). Kitazume, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Kitazume hit two key passes and won 10 of 11 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Urawa Reds wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.Will both teams score? This club's most recent statistics suggest that, having completed 7 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Kashiwa Reysol are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Kashiwa Reysol have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended Kashiwa Reysol - Gamba 0-1, earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Gamba Osaka won three, Kashiwa Reysol were winners in six and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 8 goals | Y. Muto 7 goals | M. Gonçalves Sávio 6 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 29 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 44 | 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 93% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 63% |
| 40% | 47% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 50% | 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 50% |
| 27% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 12.5 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 24% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 32% |
| 14.7 | 14.4 | 18.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kashiwa Reysol have the most points (25) away 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 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -24 | 24 |
