Season ticket holders at Tama City Athletic Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Tokyo U23 languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Gamba Osaka U23 will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tokyo U23 form and stats
When playing at home in the J3-League, Tokyo U23 have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Tokyo U23 are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 232 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by N. Suksm).
In their previous game, the manager T. Nagasawa led his Tokyo U23 to a defeat in the J3-League match away at Kataller Toyama. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tama City Athletic Stadium. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cerezo Osaka U23 (0-2).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tokyo U23 here at Tama City Athletic Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Tokyo U23 have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka U23 form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Gamba Osaka U23 playing as the away team in the J3-League this season. Recent form does not give Gamba Osaka U23 much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Tokyo U23 will be a tough nut to crack.
Gamba Osaka U23 have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 272 minutes ago. D. Tsukamoto was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J3-League home defeat versus Azul Claro Numazu with 0-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against ThespaKusatsu Gunma.
Gamba Osaka U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Gamba Osaka U23 as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gamba Osaka U23 - Tokyo U23 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Tokyo U23 2 wins, 3 draws and Gamba Osaka U23 2 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Tokyo U23 missing players
Gamba Osaka U23 missing players
| Tokyo U23 | Gamba Osaka U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 38 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | 53 |
| 51 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 50 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 94% |
| 79% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| 42% | 25% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 73% |
| 27% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 42% |
| 18% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| 55% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 62% | 67% |
| 18% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 19% | 12% |
| 30% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 27% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 327 | 171 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 164 | 397 |
| 137 | 75 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 68 | 166 |
| 26% | 27% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | 31% |
- 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tokyo 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 |