The Gamba Osaka & Tokyo managers T. Miyamoto and K. Hasegawa are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J-League league table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the J-League.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Gamba Osaka at their home stadium (Suita City Football Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Gamba travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kashima Antlers that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Gamba lost 1-3 at home to Urawa Reds.
The Gamba Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Gamba have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Tokyo form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Tokyo playing as the away team in the J-League this season. The awayteam now has four consecutive draws when travelling away from home.
Home advantage was not enough for Tokyo in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Kashima Antlers, 1-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Shonan Bellmare.
A new game in only four days for Tokyo, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Nagoya Grampus. Busy days.
Tokyo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. 8 goals have been conceded by Tokyo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Gamba, three draws and four wins for Tokyo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Oliveira Moura 6 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 5 goals |   A. Braga Bispo Junior 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 82% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 64% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 62% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 73% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 54% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 9% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | 67 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 63 | 121 |
| 54 | 24 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 28 | 49 |
| 30% | 29% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 46% | 41% |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tokyo have not yet lost a 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 32 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Yokohama | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 4 |