This impending J. League Cup meeting sees Mito Hollyhock facing off with Gamba Osaka on Wednesday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Mito Hollyhock v Gamba Osaka are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Mito Hollyhock
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Mito Hollyhock, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 3-1 J2 League triumph vs Consadole Sapporo.
For Mito Hollyhock, the goalscorers were Koya Okuda (4') and Arata Watanabe (45', 66'). Tomoki Kondo (23') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
It has been seldom in recent games that Mito Hollyhock have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Mito Hollyhock have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals on the way. Letโs see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka will go into this game after a 2-0 J1 League win as they beat Nagoya Grampus in their last outing.
In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 65% possession and 17 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Gamba Osaka, the goalscorers were Issam Jebali (63') and Ryoya Yamashita (76'). Nagoya Grampus had 2 shots at goal with 0 on target.
Looking at their form, and Gamba Osaka have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 8 goals in all. In defence, Gamba Osaka certainly have room for improvement.
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Head to head
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was J2 League match day 33 on 15/09/2013 when the final score was Gamba Osaka 5-0 Mito Hollyhock.
The match was refereed by Koei Koya.
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Team News: Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka boss Daniel Poyatos has to choose a team with limited availability. Genta Miura (Cruciate ligament injury) and Welton (Torn ankle ligaments) canโt be considered.
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Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Mito Hollyhock might need a bit of good fortune to hit the back of the net against this Gamba Osaka side who we think will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
Weโre therefore expecting a hard-fought 0-1 winning margin for Gamba Osaka after 90 minutes.
Weโll see what happens.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the win-draw-win market, staking on Mito Hollyhock is best priced at 5, going for a draw is 3.7 & staking on the winner to be Gamba Osaka gets you 1.67. They are the best of the market prices on offer at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
09:00 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Mito Hollyhock
Formed: 1994
Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito (10,152)
Captain: Takeshi Ushizawa
Chairman: Koh Kojima
Manager: Naoki Mori
Competitions: J2 League position 9, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
โญ Star Man: Arata Watanabe
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Arata Watanabe was born in Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Oita Trinita in the 2021 season, the talented Forward has accumulated 4 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far from a total of 9 appearances.