Very important shoot-out in the cellar of the J-League, with both Gamba Osaka and Kashiwa Reysol suffering more tension than bliss. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the home side positioned 13th and the away side in 16th place.
- Gamba Osaka is in the best form (5-1-0) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in J-League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Emperor Cup game only four days ago.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Gamba Osaka at their home stadium (Nishigaoka National Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. When Gamba Osaka hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Gamba Osaka, Yokohama, Kyoto Sanga, Shonan Bellmare and Albirex Niigata), they have won 1 of 2 matches! There’s a good atmosphere here at Nishigaoka National Stadium after three straight home wins.
The Gamba goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.
Gamba Osaka's last game was hosting Kyoto Sanga (placed 15th) and winning 1-0. Miura, defender, was given a rating of 7.92/10 in that game, top of the team. Miura won 10 of 12 duels.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Yokohama the opponent.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 Osaka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Gamba Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. 12 goals have been conceded. Gamba has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
There's been little loot from Kashiwa Reysol's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the J-League. Kashiwa Reysol only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Kashiwa Reysol's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The fans enjoyed Kashiwa Reysol's previous match versus Tokushima Vortis, a Emperor Cup win (2-0) played at home.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Shonan Bellmare in the J-League.We have checked recent matches where Kashiwa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were 7 victories, 0 draws and 11 defeats.
Lacking goals? 11 of this side's latest 14 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
The attacking power of Kashiwa Reysol when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kashiwa have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Kashiwa Reysol.The newest past meeting involving both these participants is the Kashiwa Reysol - Gamba Osaka 2-2 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 6 goals |  J. Alano Nascimento 4 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 4 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 34 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 30 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 90% |
| 85% | 90% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 60% |
| 65% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 22% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 65% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 15% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 15% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.6 | 15.6 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 24% |
| 12.8 | 9.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
- Gamba Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kashiwa Reysol have scored away.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gamba Osaka is in the best form (5-1-0) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the most matches under the total-line (14) 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
