Yokohama FC Hoping to Move Away from the Bottom as They Host Gamba Osaka
Yokohama FC vs Gamba Osaka - 01/07/2023
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We have several fixtures to look forward to in the J League on the 1st of July, including the meeting between Yokohama FC and Gamba Osaka.
The match will be played at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium and the hosts are currently 17th in the table on 13 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 19 points.
Yokohama FC come into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Kyoto Sanga in the J League last weekend.
Despite having had a man sent off, it was Yokohama FC who opened the scoring in the 74th minute but they could not hold on to their advantage.
Kyoto Sanga scored two goals in the final 6 minutes of the match to leave Yokohama FC with nothing to show for their efforts.
The loss at Kyoto Sanga was the first in 4 fixtures in all competitions for Yokohama FC.
Prior to that defeat, Yokohama FC recorded a 3-1 win at Vissel Kobe in the J League plus a 4-1 home victory over Iwate Grulla Morioka in the Emperor Cup.
Yokohama FC were also held to a 0-0 draw at home in the league by Urawa Reds.
Trends show Yokohama FC have been struggling to win matches in the J League and they have recorded only 3 victories in their last 18 league games.
Gamba Osaka travel to the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium having previously beat Kashima Antlers 2-1 at home in the J League.
It took Gamba Osaka just 15 minutes to open the scoring and they added a second goal before half time. Kashima Antlers got one back late in the second half but Gamba Osaka held on for the win.
The victory over Kashima Antlers means Gamba Osaka have won each of their last 3 fixtures in all competitions and 5 of their last 6 games.
There have been wins over FC Tokyo and Kashima Antlers at home plus Albirex Niigata and Avispa Fukuoka away in the league. Gamba Osaka also beat Cerezo Osaka 1-0 away in the J League Cup.
Trends show Gamba Osaka have won each of their last 4 J League matches, including their 2 most recent away league games. Gamba Osaka are undefeated against Yokohama FC in 6 of their last 7 league matches.
Team news: Yokohama FC will be without suspended midfielder Hirotaka Mita following his red card last week. Koki Sakamoto could start in place of Keijiro Ogawa.
Gamba Osaka could be without midfielder Shu Kurata, who was forced to leave the pitch early in their previous game. That means Ryotaro could play in midfield while Musashi Suzuki could start the match in attack.
Gamba Osaka are in good form right now and they have had the better of Yokohama FC in recent meetings.
We expect to see Gamba Osaka come away with maximum points from this match, leaving Yokohama FC with the potential of dropping to the bottom of the table.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Jp1
243145
2
0 - 2
2.47
21°
2.00
3.60
3.60
2.00
no
no
no
0 - 0(0 - 0)
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