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Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC, 2018

J. League · 2018
Gamba Osaka
1 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Satoshi Karakami
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

8
4
11
Gamba Osaka 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-03-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-09-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2017-01-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2016-08-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
16 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
14 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–3 L
11 Apr Júbilo Iwata H 2–0 W
08 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
07 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
14 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–0 W
14 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–3 D
11 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W
08 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
07 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka FC
#5 Position #2
28 Points 31
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
61 Scored 48
53 Conceded 38
+8 GD +10
1.56 PPG 1.72
56% Win % 61%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Gamba Osaka have kicked off against Cerezo Osaka FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jungo Fujimoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yoon Junghwan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Eiichi Katayama has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Japan international Leo Takae has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Toshiyuki Takagi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 416 games and scored 389 goals.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoon Junghwan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroaki Okuno 3
Hiroto Yamami 3
Sota Kitano 2
Leo Ceara 2
Ademilson 2
Neta Lavi 2
Dawhan 1
Yusuke Maruhashi 1

Head to Head

2018-04-21 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-03-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-09-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2017-01-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2016-08-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-04-21 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-04-11 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-04-07 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2018-04-21 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tokyo W 2018-04-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-04-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-04-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.63 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka50% Draw20% Cerezo Osaka FC30%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
71%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
50%
Gamba Osaka or Cerezo Osaka FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka39% Draw34% Cerezo Osaka FC27%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
4%
4 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 14% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.