Season ticket holders at Pocari Sweat Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Tokushima Vortis languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Gamba Osaka will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Gamba Osaka have the most matches under the total-line (15) in J-League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a J-League game only three days ago.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
With 2 J-League wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Tokushima Vortis are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home J-League games in a row without a win, the Tokushima fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Vegalta Sendai game long ago, can be stopped today.
Tokushima drew their last game, also a home match. Shimizu S-Pulse (placed 14th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Midfield player Masaki Watai got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, the max score being 10. Watai scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 77 successful passes (of 88 total). The Tokushima Vortis goalkeeper Naoto Kamifukumoto was crucial in the match against Shimizu S-Pulse last time out, making six saves. Yudai Konishi was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Shimizu S-Pulse after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
A Emperor Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Vissel Kobe.Tokushima have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Tokushima have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gamba Osaka in their J-League matches away. It’s been three wins in a row for Gamba on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Gamba's previous game was their home loss versus Yokohama F. Marinos (2-3). Takashi Usami, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.14. Usami served one assist, hit four key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that result Gamba won their away game at Vegalta Sendai. The scoreline was 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Gamba now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Shimizu S-Pulse is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Gamba as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Gamba Osaka - Tokushima 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's zero Tokushima Vortis victories, one draw and five Gamba Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 6 goals |   T. Miyashiro 5 goals | L. Peruchena Pereira 5 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 82% |
| 59% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| 36% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 55% | 41% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 8.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.2 | 8.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 31% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 17% | 22% |
- Gamba Osaka have the most matches under the total-line (15) 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 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 17 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -37 | 11 |