21 points separate the teams so far this season, Vissel Kobe having performed best. Can Gamba Osaka strike back?
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (11) in J-League
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.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Gamba Osaka, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League, have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. Two home wins in a row for Gamba Osaka bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Gamba Osaka, as their goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi has completely shut out the opponents for 295 minutes in the J-League.
Gamba are returning here after visiting Avispa Fukuoka in a J-League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Patric scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.15 out of ten. Higashiguchi stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Gamba goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi did an outstanding job against Avispa Fukuoka with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Manager M. Matsunami felt very clever after Patric scored the winning goal against Avispa Fukuoka, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 78th minute.
Prior to that, an away loss at Jeonbuk Motors in the AFC Champions League.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Kashima Antlers in only three days. This game is also played here at Nishigaoka National Stadium.
Gamba aren't scoring a lot here at Nishigaoka National Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vissel Kobe playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Vissel are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Cerezo Osaka (placed 12th). The attacker Kyogo Furuhashi got a match rating of 7.63 in that game. Furuhashi scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Vissel secured a home win against Tokushima Vortis with the score 1-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vissel Kobe have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. Vissel have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gamba and Vissel Kobe have met before this season: Vissel Kobe - Gamba Osaka 1-0. Gamba-Vissel Kobe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gamba Osaka four wins, Vissel Kobe four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 15 goals | R. Kikuchi 4 goals | D. Chagas Matos 4 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 95% |
| 44% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 91% | 81% |
| 19% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 29% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 19% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 7.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 18% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | 41% |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (11) 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -37 | 11 |