The season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, loss and gain resulting in mid-table spots so far. Clear the decks for Kyoto Sanga - Gamba Osaka!
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gamba Osaka have not yet lost a game away.
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.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Three J-League home games done for Kyoto Sanga, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Kyoto Sanga, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Kyoto Sanga are returning here after visiting Vissel Kobe and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Yamada, Miyayoshi and Ogiwara scored the goal(s). Ogiwara was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Ogiwara scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 11 duels.
Ahead of that match, Kyoto Sanga lost 0-1 at home to Tokyo.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kyoto, as the J-League home game vs Sagan Tosu is only four days away.
Kyoto Sanga have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kyoto defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka are still undefeated on their travels in the J-League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Impressive finishing from Kurokawa and Patric secured the home win 3-1 against Nagoya Grampus in their previous game. Defender Miura was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Miura served one assist, hit two key passes and won 10 of 12 duels.
Gamba Osaka have another match away in just four days, a J-League game vs Shimizu S-Pulse. A difficult timetable for the visiting team!
It's early days yet, but Gamba Osaka has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last eight meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Kyoto Sanga, two draws and six wins for Gamba Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 3 goals |   Y. Fukuda 2 goals |  K. Onose 2 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 34% |
| 10.7 | 12 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11 | 14.8 |
| 6 | 6.7 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 6 |
- Gamba Osaka have not yet lost a game away.
- Gamba Osaka have scored in all their matches so far.
- Gamba Osaka have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
