Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gamba Osaka & Cerezo Osaka face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Gamba 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 quarter-finals and lost against Cerezo Osaka.0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Gamba Osaka have to build on here at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium in the J-League.
The Gamba Osaka crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Kashima Antlers here at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Shonan Bellmare that ended 0-0.The manager Yasuda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Urawa Reds in only three days.
Gamba Osaka has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the final.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Cerezo Osaka have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.
Cerezo Osaka are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Yokohama F. Marinos. Kim (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.33. Kim saved a penalty.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kyoto Sanga in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cerezo Osaka has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Gamba Osaka won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Cerezo Osaka managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  K. Onose 1 goals |  R. Shindo 1 goals |  H. Kiyotake 1 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 29 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| 15.4 | 15.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 6 | 6.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Jubilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
