A key match in J-League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Gamba Osaka in 4th position and Yokohama F. Marinos placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Gamba nor Yokohama F. Marinos as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
5 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Gamba Osaka have to build on here at Suita City Football Stadium in the J-League. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Gamba has won six games in a row. The Shonan Bellmare match was the last time out without a victory. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Gamba Osaka after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Gamba Osaka enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tokyo's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ademilson scoring. Before that match, a win away at Sagan Tosu.
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 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn zero and lost eight.
There will be little rest for Gamba Osaka after this match as they are travelling to Oita Trinita for a J-League game in only four days.
Gamba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Gamba Osaka have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Yokohama F. Marinos have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far. Yokohama has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Yokohama won their last game, 4-0 versus Oita Trinita played at home. The game before that, in the Nabisco Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Kashiwa Reysol.
As you can tell from the results above, Yokohama F. Marinos was very dominant against Oita Trinita, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Junior Santos, K. Matsubara and Erik (2) providing the goals.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Yokohama in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Yokohama F. Marinos, zero draws and three defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Cerezo Osaka.
The travelling fans enjoy Yokohama's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. Yokohama's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Yokohama F. Marinos - Gamba 1-2 earlier this season. Gamba Osaka-Yokohama F. Marinos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gamba three wins, Yokohama F. Marinos six wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Lima dos Santos 11 goals |  E. Nascimento de Lima 11 goals |  J. dos Santos Junior 8 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 50 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 96% |
| 76% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 88% |
| 62% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 79% |
| 19% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 62% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 75% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 214 | 118 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 117 | 305 |
| 98 | 46 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 41 | 109 |
| 32% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | 46% |
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Yokohama F. Marinos has the most dropped points from leading position (20) 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 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 44 | 59 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 44 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 37 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -9 | 33 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 12 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 9 |