Vegalta Sendai hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 15th position in the J-League table. Visiting Gamba Osaka holds 7th place with 20 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai's struggle is real here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with only 3 points collected from 6 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-3.
Vegalta drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 11th). Prior to that, an away loss at Cerezo Osaka.
The hometeam coach T. Kiyama made a successful contribution in the game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, bringing on S. Hyodo who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Vegalta are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Kashima Antlers awaits in four days.
Vegalta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Gamba Osaka have produced an overall stat of 3-2-0 so far.
The manager T. Miyamoto was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Nishigaoka National Stadium. Gamba suffered a 1-3 loss to Tokyo (placed 3rd). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Kashima Antlers.
The schedule is very tough for Gamba now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Kashiwa Reysol is waiting in only four days.
Gamba are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Gamba have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Vegalta Sendai victories, two draws and six Gamba Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Braga Bispo Junior 3 goals |   R. Germain 2 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 7.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | 69 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 50 | 131 |
| 42 | 30 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 30 | 60 |
| 31% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 30% | 28% |
- All of Gamba Osaka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gamba Osaka have not yet lost a game away.
- Gamba Osaka have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 35 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 4 |