On Mar 12th, Júbilo Iwata will play host to Gamba Osaka in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 5th placed Júbilo Iwata, recorded a 4-1 win against Kyoto Sanga. Otsu struck first for Júbilo Iwata in the 35th minute on a feed from Masaya Matsumoto, then Yuto Suzuki added another in the 62nd minute. Júbilo Iwata is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Gamba Osaka, recorded a 2-2 draw against Kawasaki Frontale. Yuki Yamamoto struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 34th minute, but T. Miyagi got the equalizer for Kawasaki Frontale in the 75th minute . Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Onose has been the most prolific scorer on Gamba Osaka in the last five matches with two goals. Yuto Suzuki has been the most prolific scorer on Júbilo Iwata in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.