There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J3-League table so far. Here's the Imabari - Gamba Osaka U23 latest:
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the J3-League. That game was an away game at Kagoshima United, so at least Imabari are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Imabari form and stats
With {2 J3-League wins}, 5 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Imabari, who have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in J3-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Imabari enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kagoshima United's place. The match ended 1-0 with S. Tamashiro scoring. Preceding that match was a defeat to Kamatamare Sanuki (0-2).
Imabari have scored 9 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Imabari have conceded 15 goals.
Gamba Osaka U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gamba Osaka U23 so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Gamba have all ended in a draw. Two points from the last two away games for Gamba, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
There were no winners in Gamba Osaka U23's previous match, a J3-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Fukushima United (placed 11th). A 1-1 draw at Cerezo Osaka U23's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Gamba playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.
Gamba have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As for defending, Gamba rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka U23 - Imabari 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Imabari missing players
Gamba Osaka U23 missing players
| Imabari | Gamba Osaka U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 18 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 38 |
| 83% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 71% |
| 21% | 25% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 33% | 42% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 229 | 105 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 130 | 264 |
| 88 | 46 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 54 | 102 |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 32% |
- Gamba Osaka U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gamba Osaka U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Imabari has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals (9) at home in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in J3-League
- Imabari has the most matches under the total-line (19) in J3-League
- Imabari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Sagamihara | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 43 |
| 4 | Parceiro Nagano | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 | Gifu | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Kagoshima United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Imabari | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Azul Claro Numazu | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | YSCC | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -18 | 19 |