Cerezo Osaka vs Gamba Osaka Live Stream, Predictions (Jul 05)

📊 Form Guide

Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-1 J1 League triumph vs Tokyo Verdy.

In that match, Cerezo Osaka managed 47% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Cerezo Osaka, the scorers were Ratão (20') and Andrade (62'). Tokyo Verdy had 9 shots at goal with 1 on target. Shuhei Kawasaki (45') was the scorer for Tokyo Verdy.

It’s been seldom in recent games where Cerezo Osaka have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Cerezo Osaka have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 10 goals during that time. That pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, however.

Leading up to this clash, Cerezo Osaka:

• have not been beaten in the league by Gamba Osaka in their last 2 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Gamba Osaka

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Kyoto Sanga in J1 League action, Gamba Osaka and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 59% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Gamba Osaka was Issam Jebali (88'). Kyoto Sanga had 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Túlio (17', 25') and Shinnosuke Fukuda (52') scored for Kyoto Sanga.

During their six most recent matches, Daniel Poyatos's Gamba Osaka have found the net a total of 6 times thus yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.

Analysis of their past results shows that Gamba Osaka:

• haven't won against Cerezo Osaka in games played away from home for the previous 6 matches in the league. Not good at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 4 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 03/05/2023 shows us that Cerezo Osaka have won 4 of them & Gamba Osaka 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 of them from Sakura and 5 being from Gamba Osaka. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league clash between the two was J1 League match day 1 on 14/02/2025 when it finished Gamba Osaka 2-5 Cerezo Osaka.

That time, Gamba Osaka managed 45% possession and 18 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Neta Lavi (31') and Keisuke Kurokawa (54').

On the other side, Cerezo Osaka had 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Sota Kitano (7', 46'), Shinji Kagawa (52'), Shunta Tanaka (63') and Motohiko Nakajima (94') scored.

The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura.

ℹ️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka

Satoki Uejo (Cruciate ligament injury) and Yuichi Hirano (Meniscus injury) won’t be able to feature for Cerezo Osaka manager Arthur Papas.

📰 Team News: Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka manager Daniel Poyatos has to choose a team with limited availability. Kanji Okunuki (Impingement syndrome) and Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) are not ready for selection.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka could well end up finding themselves trading goals here.

Looks like a high-scoring draw might be possible, as we’re expecting it to be that close. We’re therefore seeing a high-scoring affair with a 2-2 scoreline at the end of this one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the WDW market, a victory for Cerezo Osaka is best priced at 2.35, going for the draw is 3.5 and taking a punt on a victory for Gamba Osaka can be had at 2.9. These are the best prices that can be secured right now.

Peter Guest, 10:27 01/07/2025