Tokyo and Gamba Osaka meet at Ajinomoto Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the J1 League. The two teams tied (0-0), on 04-05-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 31-03-2018, in a match for the J1 League that ended with the victory of Tokyo by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by K. Higashi (2 ‘), M. Morishige (12’) and Diego Oliveira (64 ‘), for Tokyo, and Hwang Eui-Jo (45’ and 58 ‘), for Gamba Osaka . Despite being a match between 1st and 13th of the table, it is actually a match between the 1st classified in home matches and the 7th as a visitor.
Tokyo:
After 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 36 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Yokohama F. Marinos, by (4-2), after in the previous match they have lost (2-0) an away match against Vegalta Sendai. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 27 points in away matches, with 5 goals scored and 6 conceded, against 20 points won at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last match they played, for the Emperador Cup, they beat Toin University at home (1-0). In the last 10 home matches for the championship Tokyo won 9 and lost 1, so they have won 27 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 10 matches). In 17 matches played in this competition, they got the comeback in 3 of the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 4 of their 6 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Tokyo arrives at this motivated game, after a home win 1-0 at the reception to the University of Toin, for the Emperor’s Cup. The main offensive highlight of the local team is Diego Oliveira, a Brazilian who takes advantage of the spaces in the rival defense very well. The local team usually plays in a tactical system in 4-4-2, so in this tactical drawing, the responsible for serving the two forwards in the best way is the Japanese Keigo Higashi. In any case, when he chooses to attack on the wings, we think he will do it more on the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the lateral Muroya. Coach Kenta Hasegawa should not be able to count on Kyosuke Tagawa and Yoshitake Suzuki, injured.
Gamba Osaka:
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 20 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Matsumoto Yamaga by (1-3), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Shonan Bellmare, by (1-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 11 points in away matches and 9 at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 11 conceded in away matches, against 11 goals scored and 13 conceded at home. In the last match they played, for the Emperador Cup, they beat Kamatamare Sanuki at home by (7-1). In the last 8 away matches for the championship Gamba Osaka has 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 6 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
The Gamba Osaka arrives at this motivated day, after a 7-1 victory at home against Kamatamare Sanuki, for the Emperor’s Cup. Brazilian striker Ademilson, with four goals scored so far. The visitors usually play in a 5-3-2, in which the two most advanced men are Hwang and Meshino. Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto will not be able to count on Kosei Tani, handed over to the medical department.
