Only a win will satisfy the Gamba Osaka supporters in this Suita City Football Stadium clash with Vegalta Sendai, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the J-League table.
The hosts Gamba Osaka saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Vissel Kobe, was also a home game here at Suita City Football Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
8-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Gamba Osaka so far this season. Gamba haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Shonan Bellmare, 61 days ago. Gamba Osaka are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Gamba's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Vissel Kobe (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Gamba played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Cerezo Osaka.
Gamba has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Gamba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
There's been little loot from Vegalta Sendai's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the J-League. Vegalta Sendai, who have the the worst goal difference (-29) in J-League, only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Vegalta Sendai are desperate to end a 17-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Vissel Kobe fixture. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vegalta are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Vegalta have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago. R. Iio was the goal scorer.
Vegalta failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Sagan Tosu (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 0-3. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
A new game in only four days for Vegalta, the J-League home match versus Tokyo. Busy days.
The attacking power of Vegalta when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Vegalta Sendai, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Vegalta Sendai - Gamba 1-4, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Gamba wins - draws - Vegalta Sendai wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 6 goals |  A. Braga Bispo Junior 6 goals | K. Watanabe 6 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 39 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 52 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 74% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 69% | 69% |
| 56% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 54% | 58% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 35% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 63% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 62% | 58% |
| 26% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 11% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 31% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 273 | 160 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 109 | 229 |
| 126 | 66 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 31 | 78 |
| 31% | 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 39% | 29% |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-29) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vegalta Sendai is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 48 | 68 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 55 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 50 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | -1 | 42 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 30 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -19 | 27 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 17 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -29 | 14 |