Gamba Osaka and Tokyo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Tokyo was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The referee was Yoshiro Imamura assisted by Mitsuharu Taketa and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Ryo Nakazawa.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 14 Total 13
- 2 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 105
- 31 Dangerous attack 30
- 82 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 56% while Gamba Osaka was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gamba Osaka had a more offensive attitude with 31 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Gamba Osaka to win the match.
Gamba Osaka shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tokyo shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Gamba Osaka received 3 yellow cards (K. Kurokawa, M. Saito and Y. Yamamoto). On the opposite side, Tokyo received 3 yellow cards (H. Nakamura, Y. Nagatomo and K. Higashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gamba Osaka will have 29 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Tokyo will have 40 points like Sagan Tosu to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Gamba Osaka will play away with Kashima Antlers on the 5th of November with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Kashima Antlers (10 draws).
Tokyo will host Kawasaki Frontale on the 5th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).
Gamba Osaka – Formation
Gamba Osaka
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Gamba Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Hiroshi Matsuda decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Higashiguchi , Ryu Takao , Genta Miura , Gen Shoji , Keisuke Kurokawa , Juan Alano , Mitsuki Saito , Yuki Yamamoto , Ryotaro Meshino , Leandro Pereira and Patric .
The home team had on the bench: Shu Kurata, Shota Fukuoka , Dawhan , Jun Ichimori, Wellington Silva, Musashi Suzuki and Yuya Fukuda .
Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of S. Fukuoka (injured).
Substitutions
Gamba Osaka made 4 changes: Juan for Y. Fukuda (69′), M. Saito for Dawhan (69′), Leandro Pereira for M. Suzuki (84′) and G. Miura for S. Fukuoka (85′).
Best player: Gen Shoji
The most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Gen Shoji.
His rating is with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
Tokyo – Formation
Tokyo
Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik , Hotaka Nakamura , Yasuki Kimoto , Masato Morishige , Yuto Nagatomo , Shuto Abe , Keigo Higashi , Koki Tsukagawa , Ryoma Watanabe , Luiz Phellype and Adailton .
These were the players on the bench: Seiji Kimura, Leandro , Kazuya Konno , Keita Yamashita , Junya Suzuki, Go Hatano and Yuki Kajiura.
Substitutions
Tokyo made 3 changes: L. Phellype for Leandro (63′), K. Tsukagawa for K. Konno (73′) and Adailton for K. Yamashita (84′).
Best player: Yasuki Kimoto
The player that probably impressed the most for Tokyo was Yasuki Kimoto.
His rating is with 70 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Vissel Kobe – Nagoya Grampus – 0-0
- Cerezo Osaka – Sagan Tosu – 2-1
- Gamba Osaka – Tokyo – 0-0
- Kyoto Sanga – Kashima Antlers – 1-1
- Shimizu S-Pulse – Shonan Bellmare – 1-1
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-0
- Kawasaki Frontale – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 4-0
- Urawa Reds – Kashiwa Reysol – 4-1
