On Saturday Sep 3rd, Gamba Osaka hosts Sagan Tosu at Nishigaoka National Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched J-League teams. Gamba Osaka sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Nagoya Grampus. Patric scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 3rd minute, then Musashi Suzuki added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Masaaki Higashiguchi In the end, Nagoya Grampus couldn’t muster any offence and Gamba Osaka ran away with the shutout win. Gamba Osaka looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Sagan Tosu, recorded a 1-1 draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Fuchi Honda scored the first goal for Sagan Tosu in the 17th minute, then Jordy Croux got the equalizer for Avispa Fukuoka in the 26th minute on a feed from Delgado Lloria earning Avispa Fukuoka a comeback draw. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Gamba Osaka and Sagan Tosu last played eachother at the Best Amenity Stadium on the 29th of May. Sagan Tosu won by a score of 2 to 1. Yuki Horigome struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 19th minute, then Hiroto Yamami got the equalizer for Gamba Osaka in the 58th minute on a feed from Mitsuki Saito.
Sagan Tosu is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yuki Horigome and Yoichi Naganuma each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Gamba Osaka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kwon Kyung-Won and Ryotaro Meshino each only have 1 goal in their last 5.