With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Gamba Osaka U23 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Azul Claro Numazu.
Gamba Osaka U23 and Azul Claro Numazu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gamba Osaka U23 form and stats
3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J3-League numbers at home for Gamba Osaka U23 so far this season.
Gamba Osaka U23 are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 182 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Tsukamoto).
The Gamba Osaka U23 fans got no joy from their last match, a J3-League game also here at Panasonic Stadium Suita: A 0-1 defeat against ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 10th). Heartbreak before that as Gamba Osaka U23 lost 0-3 at Blaublitz Akita's place.
A decent goal production from Gamba Osaka U23 in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. On the other hand, Gamba Osaka U23 have conceded 10 goals.
Azul Claro Numazu form and stats
As the visiting team in J3-League matches, Azul Claro Numazu have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far. Bitter travels for Azul Claro Numazu as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Blaublitz Akita match.
The supporters enjoyed Azul Claro Numazu's previous game versus Gainare Tottori (placed 16th), a J3-League 3-1 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Parceiro Nagano wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The attacking power of Azul Claro Numazu when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Azul Claro Numazu as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Azul Claro Numazu - Gamba Osaka U23 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Gamba Osaka U23 won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Azul Claro Numazu has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 1Top Goalscorers
  K. Someya 6 goals | S. Sakamoto 5 goals |
Gamba Osaka U23 missing players
Azul Claro Numazu missing players
| Gamba Osaka U23 | Azul Claro Numazu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 53 | 30 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 48 | 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 40 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 78% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 56% | 56% |
| 75% | 81% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 19% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 69% | 75% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | 44% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 34% |
| 25% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 380 | 216 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 135 | 255 |
| 155 | 87 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 52 | 99 |
| 34% | 34% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | 30% |
- Azul Claro Numazu has the fewest scored goals (8)
- Azul Claro Numazu has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16)
- Gamba Osaka U23 has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Gamba Osaka U23 has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Gamba Osaka U23 has the most matches over the total-line (22)
- Gamba Osaka U23 has the most scored goals in the second half (33)
- Gamba Osaka U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Roasso Kumamoto | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Sagamihara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Fukushima United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tokyo U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |