Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka draw 1-1. J. Suzuki scored the first goal (17') for Machida Zelvia. T. Usami made it even (84').

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Mark Hall
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Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka draw 1-1. J. Suzuki scored the first goal (17′) for Machida Zelvia. T. Usami made it even (84′). Gamba Osaka was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Machida Gion Stadium (Tokyo) stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Hayato Shimizu with the help of Osamu Nomura and Satoshi Michiyama. The 4th official was Masashige Abe. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.31 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Machida Zelvia

1 - 1

Team 1

Gamba Osaka

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 18 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 8 Shots blocked 4
  • 83 Attack 124
  • 57 Dangerous attack 62
  • 91 Ball safe 109
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gamba Osaka was in firm control of the ball 60% while Machida Zelvia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gamba Osaka was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Gamba Osaka to win the match​.

Machida Zelvia shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gamba Osaka shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Machida Zelvia received 3 yellow cards (, Kosei Tani and Keiya Sento). Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

K. Sento- Yellow
10'
J. Suzuki(VAR)
14'
J. Suzuki(penalty)
17'
S. Fujio- sub ->Sang-ho Na
23'
55'
Neta Lavi- sub ->Dawhan
55'
Riku Matsuda - sub ->Takeru Kishimoto
55'
T. Usami- sub ->Isa Sakamoto
K. Sento(yellowredcard)
60'
Kosei Tani- Yellow
90'
H. Shimoda- sub ->Se-hun Oh
63'
71'
Shoji Toyama- sub ->Riku Handa
84'
T. Usami(goal)
K. Fujimoto- sub ->Shota Fujio
82'
H. Mochizuki- sub ->Byron Vásquez
83'
85'
Shu Kurata- sub ->Tokuma Suzuki

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cerezo Osaka
19
10
Machida Zelvia
19
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
18
10
Vissel Kobe
17
10
Kashima Antlers
16
10
Nagoya Grampus
16
10
Yokohama F. Marinos
15
9
Tokyo
15
10
Gamba Osaka
15
10
Urawa Reds
14
10
Kashiwa Reysol
14
9
Júbilo Iwata
13
10
Avispa Fukuoka
12
10
Albirex Niigata
12
10
Tokyo Verdy
10
10
Kawasaki Frontale
9
10
Kyoto Sanga
9
10
Sagan Tosu
8
10
Shonan Bellmare
7
10
Consadole Sapporo
7
10

After this match, Machida Zelvia has 1 points to occupy the 12th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka has 1 points (9th).

Next matches

Machida Zelvia – Formation

Machida Zelvia
G
Kosei Tani 1.Japan
7.9
90'
D
Jang Min-Gyu 14.South Korea
6.8
D
K. Hayashi 26.Japan
7.7
D
I. Drešević 5.Kosovo
6.7
D
J. Suzuki 6.Japan
8.3
Goals17'
M
B. Vásquez 39.Chile
6.8
83'
M
K. Shibato 45.Japan
6.6
M
Y. Hirakawa 7.Japan
7.7
M
K. Sento 8.Japan
6.2
10'
F
Oh Se-Hun 90.South Korea
7.1
63'
F
Na Sang-Ho 10.South Korea
7.0
23'
Substitutes
G
K. Fukui 42.Japan
D
H. Mochizuki 33.
6.6
83'
D
J. Ikeda 4.Japan
M
H. Shimoda 18.Japan
6.6
63'
M
D. Takahashi 99.Japan
F
K. Fujimoto 22.Japan
6.8
82'
F
S. Fujio 9.Japan
6.7
23'

Machida Zelvia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Go Kuroda decided to play with the following team: Kosei Tani (7.9), Junya Suzuki (8.3), Ibrahim Drešević (6.7), Min-kyu Jang (6.8), Kotaro Hayashi (7.7), Byron Vásquez (6.8), Kai Shibato (6.6), Keiya Sento (6.2), Yu Hirakawa (7.7), Se-hun Oh (7.1) and Sang-ho Na (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jurato Ikeda, Shota Fujio (6.7), Hokuto Shimoda (6.6), Kazuki Fujimoto (6.8), Henry Heroki Mochizuki (6.6), Koki Fukui and Daigo Takahashi.

Machida Zelvia could not rely on the presence of Shota Fujio (injured).

Substitutions

Machida Zelvia made 4 changes: Sang-ho Na for Shota Fujio (23′), Se-hun Oh for Hokuto Shimoda (63′), Shota Fujio for Kazuki Fujimoto (82′) and Byron Vásquez for Henry Heroki Mochizuki (83′).

Player of the match: Junya Suzuki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Machida Zelvia was Junya Suzuki.

His rating is 8.3 with 1 goal, 28 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Jun Ichimori 22.Japan
7.7
D
Riku Handa 3.Japan
7.2
71'
D
K. Kurokawa 4.Japan
6.5
D
G. Miura 5.Japan
7.2
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 20.Japan
7.8
M
Kota Yamada 9.Japan
7.7
M
Takeru Kishimoto 15.Japan
6.7
55'
M
Tokuma Suzuki 16.Japan
7.2
85'
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
6.6
55'
M
Juan Alano 47.Brazil
7.5
F
I. Sakamoto 13.Japan
6.3
55'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Stayman 35.
D
Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan
D
Riku Matsuda  46.Japan
7.2
55'
M
Neta Lavi 6.Israel
7.1
55'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
7.1
85'
F
T. Usami 7.Japan
7.7
55' Goals84'
F
Shoji Toyama 40.Japan
6.6
71'

Gamba Osaka started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Poyatos Algaba played with: Jun Ichimori (7.7), Riku Handa (7.2), Genta Miura (7.2), Shinnosuke Nakatani (7.8), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.5), Tokuma Suzuki (7.2), Dawhan (6.6), Takeru Kishimoto (6.7), Kota Yamada (7.7), Juan Alano (7.5) and Isa Sakamoto (6.3).

They had on the bench: Shota Fukuoka, Neta Lavi (7.1), Takashi Usami (7.7), Shu Kurata (7.1), Joshua Stayman, Shoji Toyama (6.6) and Riku Matsuda (7.2).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: Dawhan for Neta Lavi (55′), Takeru Kishimoto for Riku Matsuda (55′), Isa Sakamoto for Takashi Usami (55′), Tokuma Suzuki for Shu Kurata (85′) and Riku Handa for Shoji Toyama (71′).

Player of the match: Shinnosuke Nakatani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Shinnosuke Nakatani.

His rating is 7.8 with 78 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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