In this week 14 match on the 21st of May, Cerezo Osaka plays host to Gamba Osaka in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. In their last match, 8th placed Cerezo Osaka, recorded a 0-1 loss against Nagoya Grampus. Keiya Sento struck first for Nagoya Grampus in the 6th minute on a feed from Mateus, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Nagoya Grampus ran away with the shutout win. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while gamba Osaka is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Kashiwa Reysol. 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. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Cerezo Osaka won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Wellington Silva and Kwon Kyung-Won are the top scorers for Gamba Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Cerezo Osaka’s top weapon lately has been S. Maikuma, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.