Gamba Osaka tops Sagan Tosu 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Usami. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Gamba Osaka prevails over Sagan Tosu 1-0 after T. Usami scored just 1 goal (10').

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Gamba Osaka tops Sagan Tosu 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Usami. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Gamba Osaka defeats Sagan Tosu 1-0 after T. Usami scored just 1 goal (10′). Sagan Tosu was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Nishigaoka National Stadium stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 am local time. The referee was Ryo Tanimoto with the assistance of Satoshi Karakami and Yukitaka Kumagai. The 4th official was Kota Watanabe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Gamba Osaka

1 - 0

Team 1

Sagan Tosu

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 90 Attack 98
  • 51 Dangerous attack 70
  • 83 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sagan Tosu had a strong ball possession 65% while Gamba Osaka was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Gamba Osaka was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Gamba Osaka shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Gamba Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sagan Tosu didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

T. Usami(goal)Y. Yamamoto
10'
46'
46'
56'
67'
67'
67'
75'
79'
80'
Ko Yanagisawa- sub ->R. Takao
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Kawasaki Frontale
92
38
Yokohama F. Marinos
79
38
Vissel Kobe
73
38
Kashima Antlers
69
38
Nagoya Grampus
66
38
Urawa Reds
63
38
Sagan Tosu
59
38
Avispa Fukuoka
54
38
Tokyo
53
38
Consadole Sapporo
51
38
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
49
38
Cerezo Osaka
48
38
Gamba Osaka
44
38
Shimizu S-Pulse
42
38
Kashiwa Reysol
41
38
Shonan Bellmare
37
38
Tokushima Vortis
36
38
Oita Trinita
35
38
Vegalta Sendai
28
38
Yokohama
27
38

After this encounter, Gamba Osaka will have 37 points like Kashiwa Reysol to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Sagan Tosu will stay with 52 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Gamba Osaka will play away against Yokohama F. Marinos on the 3rd of November with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (11 draws).

Sagan Tosu will play away agasint Yokohama on the 3rd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Sagan Tosu (1 draw).

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan
7.2
D
S. Suganuma 13.Japan
7.0
D
Kim Young-Gwon 19.South Korea
7.1
75'
D
Hiroki Fujiharu 4.Japan
7.3
D
Ryu Takao 27.Japan
6.4
80'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
6.8
67'
M
Yosuke Ideguchi 15.Japan
7.1
M
Y. Fukuda 14.Japan
6.8
67'
M
Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan
7.1
80'
F
T. Usami 39.Japan
7.7
Goals10'
F
Patric 18.Brazil
7.1
Substitutes
G
T. Kato 31.Japan
D
Ko Yanagisawa 26.Japan
7.1
80'
D
Yota Sato 16.Japan
6.8
75'
M
Kohei Okuno 17.Japan
6.5
80'
M
Kosuke Onose  8.Japan
6.2
67'
M
Wellington Silva 28.Brazil
6.7
67'
F
Haruto Shirai 33.Japan

Gamba Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Masanobu Matsunami decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Higashiguchi (7.2), Ryu Takao (6.4), Shunya Suganuma (7.0), Young-Gwon Kim (7.1), Hiroki Fujiharu (7.3), Shu Kurata (6.8), Yosuke Ideguchi (7.1), Yuki Yamamoto (7.1), Yuya Fukuda (6.8), Patric (7.1) and Takashi Usami (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Haruto Shirai, Kohei Okuno (6.5), Ko Yanagisawa (7.1), Taichi Kato, Kosuke Onose (6.2), Yota Sato (6.8) and Wellington Silva (6.7).

Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of K. Yanagisawa (injured).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: S. Kurata for K. Onose (67′), Y. Fukuda for W. Silva (67′), Kim Young-Gwon for Y. Sato (75′), Y. Yamamoto for K. Okuno (80′) and R. Takao for K. Yanagisawa (80′).

Best player: Takashi Usami​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Takashi Usami.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 29 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
6.9
D
Eduardo 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
6.4
D
Shinya Nakano 47.Japan
6.6
79'
M
Toshio Shimakawa 4.Japan
6.3
M
Yoshihiro Nakano 7.Japan
7.8
M
K. Sento 44.Japan
7.0
67'
M
Yuta Higuchi 10.Japan
7.1
M
Nanasei Iino 24.Japan
6.1
46'
F
Ryohei Shirasaki 13.Japan
6.7
56'
F
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
6.2
46'
Substitutes
G
Tatsuya Morita 1.Japan
D
A. Ohata 31.Japan
6.8
79'
D
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
7.0
46'
M
Tomoya Koyamatsu 22.Japan
6.8
56'
M
Ryunosuke Sagara 27.Japan
M
Noriyoshi Sakai 15.Japan
6.4
46'
F
Keita Yamashita  9.Japan
6.4
67'

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Talking about the opposition, Myung Hwi Kim played with: Park Il-Kyu (6.9), Seok Ho Hwang (6.4), Eduardo (7.3), Shinya Nakano (6.6), Toshio Shimakawa (6.3), Nanasei Iino (6.1), Yuta Higuchi (7.1), Keiya Sento (7.0), Yoshihiro Nakano (7.8), Yuto Iwasaki (6.2) and Ryohei Shirasaki (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ayumu Ohata (6.8), Tomoya Koyamatsu (6.8), Ryunosuke Sagara, Keita Yamashita (6.4), Noriyoshi Sakai (6.4), Tatsuya Morita and Kei Koizumi (7.0).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: N. Iino for K. Koizumi (46′), Y. Iwasaki for N. Sakai (46′), R. Shirasaki for T. Koyamatsu (56′), K. Sento for K. Yamashita (67′) and S. Nakano for A. Ohata (79′).

Best player: Yoshihiro Nakano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Yoshihiro Nakano.

His rating is (7.8) with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​