Soccer betting preview: Gamba Osaka welcomes Shonan Bellmare in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium

Showdown between Gamba Osaka - Shonan Bellmare! Forget the ups and downs, this game should be great fun!

Insights:
  • Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals (9) at home in J-League
  • Shonan Bellmare have yet to win a game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

The story so far in the J-League for Gamba Osaka at their home stadium (Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Gamba's previous match was a Nabisco Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-0 versus Oita Trinita. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.

Before that, Gamba Osaka played out a J-League draw 1-1 when visiting Shimizu S-Pulse.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gamba have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost five.

Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Gamba Osaka with 9 goals conceded in these matches.

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Shonan Bellmare form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Bellmare are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The regulars enjoyed Shonan Bellmare's previous fixture versus Tokyo, a Nabisco Cup win (2-1) played at home.

A draw for Bellmare before that, at their own venue hosting Júbilo Iwata (0-0).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shonan Bellmare playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were zero Shonan Bellmare wins, four draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bellmare's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Gamba Osaka wins - draws - Shonan Bellmare wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gamba OsakaK. Onose
K. Onose
3 goals
Gamba OsakaY. Fukuda
Y. Fukuda
2 goals
GambaL. Peruchena Pereira
L. Peruchena Pereira
2 goals

Gamba Osaka missing players

Shonan Bellmare missing players

Gamba Osaka Shonan Bellmare
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 2 4 8
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
2 2 1 Lost L 1 3 5
12 8 5 Scored S 1 3 4
12 9 4 Conceded C 3 7 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
12% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
88% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 50%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 50%
 
3.4 3.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5 4.8
5.4 7 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 2.8
0.6 1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.6 9.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.8 8.5
4.6 5 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 3
32% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 17%
 
14.4 16.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.5 10.8
5.6 7.2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 4.1
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • All of Gamba Osaka's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Shonan Bellmare's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gamba Osaka have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Gamba Osaka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gamba Osaka have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Gamba Osaka have scored more than double the goals of Shonan Bellmare.
  • Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals (9) at home in J-League
  • Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shonan Bellmare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Shonan Bellmare have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shonan Bellmare have yet to win a game.
  • Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 10 6 2 2 15 12 5 4 0 1 6 5 5 2 2 1 9 7 3 20
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 5 3 2 17 11 6 4 2 0 12 5 4 1 1 2 5 6 6 18
3 Kashima Antlers 8 6 0 2 11 8 5 3 0 2 5 7 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 18
4 Kashiwa Reysol 8 5 1 2 10 4 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 2 1 2 4 3 6 16
5 Tokyo 7 4 1 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 0 2 3 3 3 13
6 Cerezo Osaka 8 3 3 2 13 9 4 0 2 2 3 5 4 3 1 0 10 4 4 12
7 Kyoto Sanga 8 3 3 2 11 10 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 12
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 3 3 2 7 6 5 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 12
9 Sagan Tosu 8 2 5 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 5 0 4 1 2 4 4 11
10 Urawa Reds 10 2 4 4 11 10 5 2 2 1 9 5 5 0 2 3 2 5 1 10
11 Gamba Osaka 8 2 4 2 12 12 4 1 1 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 4 3 0 10
12 Consadole Sapporo 8 1 6 1 8 11 3 0 3 0 3 3 5 1 3 1 5 8 -3 9
13 Nagoya Grampus 7 2 2 3 7 9 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 8
14 Avispa Fukuoka 8 1 4 3 4 6 4 0 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 -2 7
15 Júbilo Iwata 8 1 4 3 9 12 3 0 2 1 3 4 5 1 2 2 6 8 -3 7
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 8 1 4 3 7 11 4 0 3 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 -4 7
17 Vissel Kobe 10 0 4 6 5 16 4 0 1 3 1 6 6 0 3 3 4 10 -11 4
18 Shonan Bellmare 8 0 3 5 4 11 4 0 2 2 1 4 4 0 1 3 3 7 -7 3