In a weekend match on Sat Oct 1st, in week 31, Gamba Osaka hosts Kashiwa Reysol at Nishigaoka National Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. In their last match, 17th placed Gamba Osaka, recorded a 1-2 loss against Vissel Kobe. Leandro Pereira struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 55th minute on a feed from Keisuke Kurokawa, then Yuya Osako tied it up for Vissel Kobe in the 83rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Yuya Osako. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while kashiwa Reysol sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale. Kobayashi struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 38th minute on a feed from Ienaga, but Douglas got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 63rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Kashiwa Reysol. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 14th, Kashiwa Reysol hosted Gamba Osaka in their last match together. Gamba Osaka took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Dawhan scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 71st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kashiwa Reysol couldn’t muster any offence and Gamba Osaka ran away with the shutout win.
Kashiwa Reysol’s most prolific scorer has been Douglas. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Gamba Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been Patric. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.