Gamba Osaka vs Sagan Tosu: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)

Gamba Osaka are ready to blank out the league table before this fixture versus Sagan Tosu. Here's everything you should know before the game!

Insights:
  • Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J-League
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sagan Tosu, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Sagan Tosu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

Gamba Osaka's results here in the J-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Gamba Osaka are confident in defense, having played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Gamba in their previous game, a fixture away at Avispa Fukuoka (placed 12th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A late climax in the match against Avispa Fukuoka as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Patric. Miura, defender, was given a rating of 8.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Miura won 10 of 11 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Nagoya Grampus.

The Gamba Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Gamba Osaka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

3 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sagan Tosu playing as the away team in the J-League this season.

Sagan Tosu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st). Until that defeat this club had won at least a draw from six league matches in a row. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Kawasaki Frontale was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Kakita, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 6.75. Kakita dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Avispa Fukuoka.

Sagan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Sagan Tosu have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the contenders met earlier this season; Sagan Tosu - Gamba Osaka 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Gamba wins - draws - Sagan Tosu wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sagan TosuY. Kakita
Y. Kakita
6 goals
Sagan TosuF. Honda
F. Honda
4 goals
Sagan TosuT. Miyashiro
T. Miyashiro
4 goals

Gamba Osaka missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gamba Osaka Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
7 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
7 4 1 Drew D 0 6 13
13 6 2 Lost L 3 4 6
28 16 6 Scored S 4 17 37
39 18 7 Conceded C 11 24 33
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 78%
74% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 67%
37% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 44%
26% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 54% 37%
7% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 19%
52% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 44%
26% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 41%
26% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 37%
 
3.6 4.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.5 4.7
4.9 5.5 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.6 3.6
1.2 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 12.4 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.1 9.8
3.7 4.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.2 3.4
28% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 41% 40%
 
14.8 14.7 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 11.2 10.3
5.2 5.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.9 3.9
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J-League
  • Gamba Osaka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 25 15 4 6 44 28 13 10 1 2 26 14 12 5 3 4 18 14 16 49
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 13 8 6 43 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 15 47
4 Kashima Antlers 27 12 8 7 39 34 14 7 4 3 23 19 13 5 4 4 16 15 5 44
5 Kashiwa Reysol 27 13 4 10 37 33 14 6 1 7 20 22 13 7 3 3 17 11 4 43
6 Cerezo Osaka 25 11 8 6 39 29 14 6 4 4 20 17 11 5 4 2 19 12 10 41
7 Tokyo 25 11 5 9 33 32 12 6 4 2 17 8 13 5 1 7 16 24 1 38
8 Sagan Tosu 27 8 13 6 37 33 14 5 7 2 20 9 13 3 6 4 17 24 4 37
9 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
10 Nagoya Grampus 26 8 9 9 22 26 13 6 4 3 14 11 13 2 5 6 8 15 -4 33
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 7 10 10 35 39 14 2 6 6 18 26 13 5 4 4 17 13 -4 31
12 Avispa Fukuoka 27 6 10 11 19 28 13 3 6 4 10 11 14 3 4 7 9 17 -9 28
13 Gamba Osaka 27 7 7 13 28 39 13 3 4 6 16 18 14 4 3 7 12 21 -11 28
14 Consadole Sapporo 26 6 10 10 27 44 12 3 6 3 10 15 14 3 4 7 17 29 -17 28
15 Kyoto Sanga 25 6 8 11 23 29 12 4 3 5 11 13 13 2 5 6 12 16 -6 26
16 Shonan Bellmare 25 6 8 11 20 31 14 3 5 6 10 21 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 26
17 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
18 Jubilo Iwata 26 5 7 14 23 43 13 4 3 6 14 21 13 1 4 8 9 22 -20 22

Table
  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 25 15 4 6 44 28 13 10 1 2 26 14 12 5 3 4 18 14 16 49
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 13 8 6 43 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 15 47
4 Kashima Antlers 27 12 8 7 39 34 14 7 4 3 23 19 13 5 4 4 16 15 5 44
5 Kashiwa Reysol 27 13 4 10 37 33 14 6 1 7 20 22 13 7 3 3 17 11 4 43
6 Cerezo Osaka 25 11 8 6 39 29 14 6 4 4 20 17 11 5 4 2 19 12 10 41
7 Tokyo 25 11 5 9 33 32 12 6 4 2 17 8 13 5 1 7 16 24 1 38
8 Sagan Tosu 27 8 13 6 37 33 14 5 7 2 20 9 13 3 6 4 17 24 4 37
9 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
10 Nagoya Grampus 26 8 9 9 22 26 13 6 4 3 14 11 13 2 5 6 8 15 -4 33
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 7 10 10 35 39 14 2 6 6 18 26 13 5 4 4 17 13 -4 31
12 Avispa Fukuoka 27 6 10 11 19 28 13 3 6 4 10 11 14 3 4 7 9 17 -9 28
13 Gamba Osaka 27 7 7 13 28 39 13 3 4 6 16 18 14 4 3 7 12 21 -11 28
14 Consadole Sapporo 26 6 10 10 27 44 12 3 6 3 10 15 14 3 4 7 17 29 -17 28
15 Kyoto Sanga 25 6 8 11 23 29 12 4 3 5 11 13 13 2 5 6 12 16 -6 26
16 Shonan Bellmare 25 6 8 11 20 31 14 3 5 6 10 21 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 26
17 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
18 Jubilo Iwata 26 5 7 14 23 43 13 4 3 6 14 21 13 1 4 8 9 22 -20 22

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