Sagan Tosu, who have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in J-League, battle against Gamba Osaka, who have the fewest scored goals (0) in J-League, for glory and sporting success.
- Sagan Tosu have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (0) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Sagan Tosu 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Gamba Osaka have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Sagan Tosu have to build on here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in the J-League.
The Sagan supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Yokohama in J-League and win 3-0. Heartbreak before that as Sagan lost 0-1 at Kawasaki Frontale's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Sagan Tosu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sagan Tosu as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Sagan Tosu has won four of these, drawn four and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sagan Tosu as they are travelling to their away game against Nagoya Grampus in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
Sagan Tosu can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 12 times. Defensively Sagan Tosu have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The J-League season is young and Gamba Osaka have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Gamba are looking to quickly end their 459 minutes long goal drought in the J-League.
Gamba are travelling again after losing away to Kashiwa Reysol in their previous match (0-1). A draw for Gamba before that, at their own venue hosting Avispa Fukuoka (0-0).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gamba Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Gamba Osaka wins, five draws and five defeats.
A new game in only four days for Gamba Osaka, the J-League home match versus Shimizu S-Pulse. Busy days.
Gamba are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Sagan, one draw and six wins for Gamba Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Yamashita 5 goals | D. Hayashi 3 goals | C. Bendini Giusti 1 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 44% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 44% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 11.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 37% | 57% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (0) away in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (0) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu have the the best goal difference (+12) at home 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 28 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 1 |