The visiting Gamba Osaka side should be favourites in this visit to Sagan Tosu, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Sagan nor Gamba Osaka 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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Sagan Tosu have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
In their previous game, the manager M. Kim led his Sagan to a defeat in the J-League match away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Best Amenity Stadium. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Yokohama F. Marinos the opponent.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Urawa Reds are coming to town in three days.
Sagan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Sagan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games. The fact that Gamba have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Gamba has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
K. Watanabe and Patric scored in Gamba Osaka's previous match, the home game against Kashima Antlers that ended 2-0. Prior to that result Gamba Osaka won their away game at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The scoreline was 2-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gamba manager T. Miyamoto as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Tokyo.
Gamba has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Gamba in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sagan Tosu-Gamba Osaka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sagan three wins, Gamba Osaka six wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Sagan Tosu missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 26 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 79% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 22% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | 69 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 81 | 199 |
| 50 | 26 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 45 | 91 |
| 38% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 31% |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gamba Osaka 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 43 | 56 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 9 |