A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka know what's at stake in this second leg of the Ybc Levain Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Cerezo Osaka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Gamba Osaka's struggle is real here with only 12 points collected from 13 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-7.
Gamba Osaka are returning here after visiting Cerezo Osaka in a Ybc Levain Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. H. Yamami scored the goal(s). Manager M. Matsunami felt very clever after H. Yamami scored the winning goal against Cerezo Osaka, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 67th minute.
Ahead of that match, Gamba lost 0-1 at home to Cerezo Osaka.This is expected to be a close game, with Gamba perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gamba Osaka as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Gamba Osaka has won eight of these, drawn one and lost four.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gamba here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). On the other hand, Gamba Osaka have conceded 16 goals.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerezo Osaka so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
Cerezo's previous game was their home loss versus Gamba Osaka (0-1).
Preceding that game was the away J-League victory against Gamba Osaka with the score of 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerezo playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were five Cerezo Osaka wins, three draws and four defeats.
Cerezo Osaka have another match away from home in just three nights, a J-League game versus Consadole Sapporo. A rough timetable for them!
Cerezo have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka - Gamba 0-1 was the product when this pair of squads last played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Gamba Osaka wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 6 goals |  T. Sakamoto 6 goals | L. Peruchena Pereira 5 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 66 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -25 | 19 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 36 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -29 | 17 |