A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Gamba Osaka fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Sagan Tosu's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Sagan Tosu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Gamba Osaka have managed 8 wins, 1 draw and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
Gamba are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Kawasaki Frontale. A strong away win before that one, visiting Urawa Reds and winning 2-1.
Gamba were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Gamba Osaka matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from two games).
The Gamba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. Gamba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Vegalta Sendai with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kashiwa Reysol at their stadium, the result 2-1.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sagan playing away, we found four games. Results were one away win, zero draws and three home wins.
Sagan Tosu have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sagan Tosu have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sagan Tosu - Gamba Osaka 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (Gamba Osaka wins - draws - Sagan Tosu wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Hayashi 8 goals |   T. Usami 6 goals | A. Aguiar Oliveira 6 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 41 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 38 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 86% |
| 77% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 72% |
| 60% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 41% |
| 20% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 17% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 7% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 45% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 24% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 43% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 11.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 30% |
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 54 | 75 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 58 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 52 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -5 | 45 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 44 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 28 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 24 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -26 | 21 |