Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Kashiwa Reysol 2nd on 75, Gamba Osaka 9th on 57. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Gamba Osaka ran at 1.39 scored and 1.45 conceded, Kashiwa Reysol at 1.58 and 0.89.
Gamba Osaka's unbeaten run stood at 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Gamba Osaka wins, 2 for Kashiwa Reysol, 2 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host.
Nishigaoka National Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,232. Kashiwa Reysol led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kashiwa Reysol: Nobuteru Nakagawa (15'), Yoshio Koizumi (7'), Diego (19'), Diego (51'), Mao Hosoya (73')
Key stats
Possession: Gamba Osaka 46% · Kashiwa Reysol 54% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 1-11 · Corners: 1-4