Jul 6th features a match where Gamba Osaka will travel to Hiratsuka to battle Shonan Bellmare in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Shonan Bellmare recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Nagoya Grampus. Shonan Bellmare had 13 on net, and Nagoya Grampus had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while gamba Osaka is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Urawa Reds. Mitsuki Saito scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 33rd minute, then Alexander Scholz tied it up for Urawa Reds in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Urawa Reds a comeback draw. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 17th, Gamba Osaka hosted Shonan Bellmare in their last match together. Shonan Bellmare won by a score of 1 to 0. Shuto Yamamoto scored the first goal for Shonan Bellmare in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gamba Osaka was frustrated by Shonan Bellmare’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shonan Bellmare ended the match with the shutout victory.
Gamba Osaka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hiroto Yamami and Dawhan each only have 1 goal in their last five. Shuto Machino has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Shonan Bellmare.