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Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Daniel Poyatos Algaba's Gamba Osaka side enjoy home advantage in the J-League on Friday morning, as Arthur Thomas Papastamatis's Cerezo Osaka arrive at the National Olympic Stadium. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and the best odds are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping under 3.5 goals, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Gamba Osaka's next match is v Avispa at 06:00 on Saturday 22nd February
Cerezo Osaka's next match is v Shonan at 06:00 on Saturday 22nd February
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Gamba Osaka and Cerezo was on Friday 14th February 2025
Japanese J-League
February 14th 2025
Gamba Osaka 2
5 Cerezo
 
N. Lavi 31'7' S. Kitano
K. Kurokawa 54'46' S. Kitano
52' S. Kagawa
63' S. Tanaka
90' M. Nakajima
 
GAM
CER
Shots On
5
7
Shots Off
9
2
Corners
6
3
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
2
7
 
Gamba OsakaCerezo
 
J. Ichimori
S. Nakatani
S. Fukuoka
K. Kurokawafootball icon
R. Handa
T. Suzuki (H. Minamino 87')
N. Lavifootball icon
T. Usami
G. Nawata (S. Kurata 66')
K. Okunuki (S. Toyama 87')
R. Yamashita
J. Kim
S. Hatanaka
(T. Nakamura 73') H. Okuda
K. Funaki
R. Shindo
football iconS. Tanaka
(H. Kida 90') football iconS. Kagawa
L. Fernandes
(M. Nakajima 82') R. da Silva
(T. de Andrade 73') R. Sakata
(R. Nishio 90') football iconfootball iconS. Kitano

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gamba Osaka are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gamba Osaka
41%
5/4
13%
6/5
15%
Draw
27%
12/5
3%
21/10
3%
Cerezo
32%
21/10
16%
19/10
17%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
Gamba Osaka 1-0
11%
6/111/2
Cerezo 1-0
9%
15/2
11%
13/2
17%
Gamba Osaka 2-1
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Gamba Osaka 2-0
7%
9/1
11%
17/2
19%
Cerezo 2-1
7%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Cerezo 2-0
5%
14/1
21%
11/1
20%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Gamba Osaka 3-1
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Gamba Osaka 3-0
3%
20/1
24%
16/1
31%
Cerezo 3-1
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
17%
Gamba Osaka 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
10%
Cerezo 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
12%
Cerezo 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
6/5
6%
11/10
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
13/20
5%
8/13
3%
Home 1st Goal
49%
8/11
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/10
12%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
51%
19/2010/11
BTTS - No
49%
4/54/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1
11%
19/5
14%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/417/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/2
13%
5/1
14%
Home/draw
68%
4/11
5%
7/20
8%
Away/draw
59%
8/13
10%
3/5
11%
Home/away
73%
3/10
1%
1/3
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/11
2%
4/11
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/1
8%
7/4
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/1
7%
13/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/1
13%
6/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
1%
1/16
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
12/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/300
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/16/1
7%
Home DNB
60%
8/13
13%
8/13
13%
Away DNB
51%
6/5
16%
23/20
18%
Gamba Osaka win to nil
23%
11/4
15%
-
Cerezo win to nil
18%
4/1
17%
-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
22%
11/4
15%
13/5
16%
Gamba Osaka / Cerezo
3%
33/125/1
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
Draw / Gamba Osaka
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
9%
Draw / Cerezo
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
13%
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
17/5
8%
Cerezo / Gamba Osaka
3%
25/120/1
11%
Cerezo / Cerezo
15%
9/2
8%
19/5
17%
Cerezo / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Gamba Osaka
Cerezo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kawasaki110043 
Jul 20
May 25
Oct 25
May 18
2
Cerezo Away110033 
l
 
2-5A
Jul 5
-
-
3
Fagiano110023 
Aug 10
Feb 26
Apr 2
Oct 18
4
Hiroshima110013 
May 11
Aug 16
Aug 31
Apr 6
5
Tokyo110013 
Jun 22
Apr 25
Apr 20
Jun 14
6
Shonan110013 
May 3
Aug 31
Feb 22
Jul 19
7
Kashiwa110013 
Oct 18
Apr 6
Sep 20
Feb 26
8
Shimizu110013 
Mar 8
Jun 15
Jun 1
Nov 8
9
Albirex101001 
Sep 27
Mar 29
Aug 11
Mar 2
10
Yokohama FM101001 
Sep 23
Mar 16
May 11
Nov 30
11
Urawa Reds101001 
Sep 13
May 6
Mar 28
May 28
12
Vissel Kobe101001 
Nov 8
May 17
Aug 23
Jun 25
13
Machida1001-10 
Apr 2
Aug 20
Apr 29
Aug 16
14
Kashima1001-10 
May 31
Oct 4
Apr 12
Sep 23
15
Avispa1001-10 
Feb 22
Nov 30
May 24
Sep 13
16
Tokyo Verdy1001-10 
Dec 6
Mar 2
Jun 21
Apr 25
17
Yokohama1001-10 
Aug 23
Apr 20
Dec 6
Mar 15
18
Kyoto Sanga1001-20 
Apr 29
Jun 28
Sep 27
May 3
19
Gamba Osaka H1001-30 
-
-
Jul 5
w
 
2-5F
20
Nagoya1001-40 
Apr 12
Oct 25
Mar 8
Oct 4
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Win / draw / win form
Gamba Osaka 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Cerezo 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2018
Gamba Osaka
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
GAM
3
CER
4
League games at Cerezo since 2018
Cerezo
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
GAM
1
D
2
CER
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Cerezo Osaka of late. It has been 8 J-League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday morning against Gamba Osaka.

Gamba Osaka 19th Cerezo 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Gamba Osaka will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Gamba Osaka’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Cerezo have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Gamba Osaka
PG (predicted goals)
Cerezo
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
GAM
CER
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GAM
CER
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
J IchimoriK KurokawaR Handa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ichimori GLK1
-
R Handa DEF11
-
S Nakatani DEF1
-
S Fukuoka DEF1
-
K Kurokawa DEF11
-
N Lavi MID11
-
T Suzuki MID1
-
R Yamashita MID1
-
G. Nawata MID1
-
K Okunuki MID11
-
T Usami FWD1
-
Subs
M Higashiguchi GLK
-
S Nakano DEF
-
S Sasaki DEF
-
T Kishimoto DEF
-
S Kurata MID1
-
R. Mito MID1
-
I Jebali FWD1
-
S Toyama FWD1
-
H Minamino FWD1
-
Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1210
J KimS KitanoS Kagawa 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Kim GLK1
-
H Okuda DEF1
-
R Shindo DEF1
-
S Hatanaka DEF1
-
K Funaki DEF1
-
S Kagawa  MID111
-
S Tanaka MID11
-
L Fernandes MID1
-
S Kitano MID121
-
R Sakata MID1
-
R Ratão FWD1
-
Subs
K Fukui GLK
-
T Nakamura DEF1
-
R Nishio DEF1
-
H Kida MID1
-
S Uejo MID
-
M Shibayama MID
-
T Andrade FWD1
-
V Bueno FWD
-
M Nakajima FWD11
-