Pre-match info: 13 points are the diference between the participants ahead of this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima having done best. Can Gamba Osaka pull off a surprise?
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest conceded goals (15) in J-League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gamba and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka's results here at Nishigaoka National Stadium in the J-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Katanosaka led his Gamba Osaka to a defeat away at Consadole Sapporo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nishigaoka National Stadium. Gamba Osaka's goalkeeper Higashiguchi was extremely busy against Consadole Sapporo, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Gamba as they have a new game in only three days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Urawa Reds are visiting.
Gamba Osaka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gamba Osaka defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Gamba hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Avispa Fukuoka, Jubilo Iwata, Shimizu S-Pulse, Shonan Bellmare and Vissel Kobe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in J-League, are W2-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Avispa Fukuoka (placed 13th). Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Vieira and that is quite the feat! The attacker Vieira got a match rating of 7.95 in that game. Vieira scored two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Jubilo Iwata in just three days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sanfrecce have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Gamba Osaka wins - draws - Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mitsuta 5 goals | T. Morishima 4 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 23 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 41% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 47% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 43% | 24% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 53% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 41% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11.6 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.8 | 15.7 | 13.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 27% | 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 28% |
| 14.1 | 14.9 | 20.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest conceded goals (15) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Jubilo Iwata | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
