In this week 38 match on the 4th of December, Gamba Osaka will play host to Shonan Bellmare in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 13th placed Gamba Osaka, recorded a 1-4 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. da Silva dos Santos struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 7th minute, then Hatate added another in the 9th minute. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tokushima Vortis. Kishimoto struck first for Tokushima Vortis in the 66th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shonan Bellmare was frustrated by Tokushima Vortis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tokushima Vortis ended the match with the shutout victory. Shonan Bellmare looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Shonan Bellmare and Gamba Osaka battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Shonan Bellmare nor Gamba Osaka could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Shonan Bellmare is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Naoki Yamada and Yuki Ohashi each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Gamba Osaka is glad to have Patric in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.