About Match
Gamba Osaka (10th, 0 pts) visit Kashima Antlers (3rd, 12 pts) with 12 points between them. Kashima Antlers would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 2nd (other results held equal).
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Kashima Antlers, 3 draws and 0 for Gamba Osaka, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.22 all-time.
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima stages the fixture, a ground that holds 40,728.