Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Gamba Osaka

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Gamba Osaka prepare for this match following a 0-0 J1 League drawn match against Consadole Sapporo.

In that game, Gamba Osaka managed 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Consadole Sapporo had 25 shots on goal with 8 on target.

Their more recent scorelines show that things are going according to plan in the Gamba Osaka defence. Gamba Osaka have kept it tight, with the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their last six matches standing at 4.

Coming into this fixture, Gamba Osaka haven't beaten Vissel Kobe in their previous 2 league matches.

Vissel Kobe

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Previously, Vissel Kobe drew 2-2 in the AFC Champions League tie with Kitchee.

During their 6 previous matches, Miguel Lotina's Vissel Kobe have fired home 11 times - earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.83.

Going into this encounter, Vissel Kobe have not won away from home in their last 6 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 30/03/2019 tells us that Gamba Osaka have won 2 of these games and Vissel Kobe 3, with the tally of draws being 1.

A combined sum of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 of them for Gamba Osaka and 9 belonging to Ushi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The previous league match between these clubs was J1 League match day 22 on 21/07/2021 which ended up with the score at Gamba Osaka 1-2 Vissel Kobe.

On that day, Gamba Osaka had 44% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Patric (19').

At the other end, Vissel Kobe got 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Douglas (27') and Tanaka (31') scored.

The referee was Jumpei Iida.

📰 Team News: Gamba Osaka

Takashi Usami (Achilles tendon rupture), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Meniscal Injury) and Shu Kurata (Calf Strain) are not available for Gamba Osaka manager Tomohiro Katanosaka.

We are thinking that Gamba Osaka look set to go for a 4-4-2 system for this game, beginning the first half with Jun Ichimori, Ko Yanagisawa, Gen Shoji, Kyung-Won Kwon, Keisuke Kurokawa, Kosuke Onose, Kohei Okuno, Dawhan, Yuya Fukuda, Jiro Nakamura and Patric.

📋 Team News: Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe boss Miguel Lotina has some current player fitness concerns. Andrés Iniesta (Unknown Injury), Daiju Sasaki (Hamstring Injury), Noriaki Fujimoto (torn tendon) and Sergi Samper (Cruciate Ligament Injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We believe Ushi could decide to utilise a 4-2-1-3 formation by sending out Daiya Maekawa, Gotoku Sakai, Ryuho Kikuchi, Leo Osaki, Ryo Hatsuse, Shion Inoue, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Takahiro Ogihara, Yoshinori Muto, Yuya Osako and Koya Yuruki.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We’re therefore seeing a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline when all is said and done.

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

Andre Moura, 00:46 04/05/2022