Gamba Osaka will be hosting visitors Kashima Antlers at Panasonic Stadium Suita in the J1 League tie on Sunday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers game (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-1 J. League Cup loss in their previous game against FC Ryukyu.
The only scorer from Gamba Osaka was Tokuma Suzuki (49'). Yu Tomidokoro (43') and Haruto Shirai (76') scored for FC Ryukyu.
Gamba Osaka have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 4 against opposing sides over the course of their previous 6 outings. In those games, Gamba Osaka have also seen the number of goals against them total 6. We will find out if that trend will end up being continued on here.
Coming into this fixture, Gamba Osaka are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches.
Kashima Antlers
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Sagan Tosu in J1 League action, Kashima Antlers and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Kashima Antlers managed 53% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Kashima Antlers, goals were scored by Kimito Nono (11') and Yuma Suzuki (86'). Sagan Tosu had 15 attempts on goal with 8 on target. So Kawahara (30'), Marcelo Ryan (45', 80') and Akito Fukuta (88') scored for Sagan Tosu.
Ranko Popović's Kashima Antlers have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 6 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 8.
Coming into this clash, Kashima Antlers are without a win away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 19/02/2022 shows us that Gamba Osaka have won 1 of these and Kashima Antlers 4, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
An aggregate of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for Gamba Osaka and 15 belonging to Antlers. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was J1 League match day 18 on 24/06/2023 when it ended Gamba Osaka 2-1 Kashima Antlers.
That time, Gamba Osaka managed 54% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The goals were scored by Keisuke Kurokawa (15') and Dawhan (34').
For their opponents, Kashima Antlers had 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Naomichi Ueda (88') scored.
The referee was Futoshi Nakamura.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Yuya Fukuda (Peroneus tendon injury), Keisuke Saka (Adductor injury), Yusei Egawa (Knee injury), Riku Matsuda (Calf injury), Jiro Nakamura (Knee surgery), Juan Alano (Hamstring injury) and Ibuki Konno (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Gamba Osaka gaffer Daniel Poyatos.
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Team News: Kashima Antlers
Due to a completely healthy group to pick from, the Kashima Antlers manager Ranko Popović does not have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. Therefore, we predict a close game with a 1-1 scoreline when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
19:18 26/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Gamba Osaka
Formed: 1980
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita (39,694)
Captain: Takashi Usami
Chairman: Tadashi Ono
Manager: Daniel Poyatos
Competitions: J1 League position 6, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
🔑 Key Man: Takashi Usami
Customarily deployed in the Striker position, Takashi Usami was born in Nagaokakyō, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Gamba Osaka in the 2009 season, the dangerous Forward has managed 3 league goals in this J1 League 2024 season so far from a total of 9 appearances.