📏 Form Guide

Gamba Osaka

LLDWWD ⚖

Gamba Osaka go into this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 J1 League drawn match versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In that match, Gamba Osaka had 40% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Gamba Osaka was Welton Felipe (76'). At the other end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Naoto Arai (78') was the scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

It has been seldom in recent times that Gamba Osaka have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Gamba Osaka have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals on the way.

Going into this contest, Gamba Osaka haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

Kyoto Sanga

WDLWLD ⚖

In their previous fixture, Kyoto Sanga drew 2-2 in the J1 League match with Tokyo Verdy.

In that match, Kyoto Sanga managed 38% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Kyoto Sanga, the goalscorers were Yuta Toyokawa (22') and Taichi Hara (26'). On the other side, Tokyo Verdy got 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Itsuki Someno (80', 93') scored for Tokyo Verdy.

Kyoto Sanga have attacked well in the lead-up to this encounter, having scored 10 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Kyoto Sanga can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same matches. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Coming into this clash, Kyoto Sanga are undefeated in their last 5 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels stretching back to 06/04/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Gamba Osaka winning 2 of those games, Kyoto Sanga 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.

In all, 13 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 of them for Gamba Osaka and 6 belonging to Kyoto. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league meeting between these clubs was J1 League match day 20 on 08/07/2023 when it ended Gamba Osaka 1-0 Kyoto Sanga.

In that match, Gamba Osaka managed 55% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Yuya Fukuda (72').

At the other end, Kyoto Sanga got 10 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Koei Koya.

ℹ️ Team News: Gamba Osaka

Takeru Kishimoto (Knee injury), Ibuki Konno (Hamstring injury), Yusei Egawa (Knee injury), Yuya Fukuda (Peroneus tendon injury), Riku Matsuda (Calf injury), Jiro Nakamura (Knee surgery) and Keisuke Saka (Adductor injury) aren’t available for Gamba Osaka manager Daniel Poyatos.

In all likelihood, Gamba Osaka will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time featuring Jun Ichimori, Riku Handa, Genta Miura, Shinnosuke Nakatani, Keisuke Kurokawa, Tokuma Suzuki, Neta Lavi, Juan, Kota Yamada, Welton and Takashi Usami.

🗞️ Team News: Kyoto Sanga

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Kyoto Sanga boss Kwi-jae Cho has zero fitness concerns to report before this match.

We reckon that Kyoto Sanga might utilise a 4-1-2-3 lineup, going with Sung-Yun Gu, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Hisashi Tawiah, Shogo Asada, Kyo Sato, Sota Kawasaki, Shohei Takeda, Temma Matsuda, Yuta Toyokawa, Taichi Hara and Yuto Anzai.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, Kyoto Sanga should get enough chances to get a goal against this Gamba Osaka outfit, although it isn’t expected to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Gamba Osaka after the 90. Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 09:11 03/04/2024