Sagan Tosu and Gamba Osaka have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. Both reside in mid-table places in the J-League.
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in J-League
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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.
The hosts Sagan Tosu saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the J-League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Kashima Antlers.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
2-4-0 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sagan Tosu, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in J-League, so far this season. Three draws in a row here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium for Sagan, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Sagan Tosu shared the glory with Kashima Antlers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 4-4. Opportunity lost for Sagan Tosu in the Kashima Antlers match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Koizumi (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Koizumi scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Kawasaki Frontale that ended 0-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Emperor Cup game versus Verspah Oita in only three days. This game is also played here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
The Sagan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Defensively Sagan Tosu have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Playing away, Gamba Osaka have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season.
Two away games in a row for Gamba Osaka, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Cerezo Osaka. Attacker Yamami got a player rating of 7.14 in the game. "Man of the match" Yamami scored one goal.
aweayteam Hara magic won.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gifu in just three days.
The attacking power of Gamba when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Gamba Osaka in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Sagan Tosu wins - draws - Gamba Osaka wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tashiro 3 goals | Y. Kakita 3 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 93% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 71% |
| 33% | 17% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 33% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 20% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 5.5 | 5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 10.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 44% | 44% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 27% |
| 9.1 | 8.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.3 | 14 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sagan Tosu have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (2) 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 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
