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J1 League | Gameweek 22
Jul 6, 2024 at 11am UK
Nishigaoka National Stadium
YF

Gamba Osaka
4 - 0
Yokohama

Alano (4'), Dawhan (45+3'), Usami (70' pen.), Jebali (88')
Alano (50')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Yan (65')

Preview: Gamba Osaka vs. Yokohama F Marinos - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Gamba Osaka vs. Yokohama F Marinos - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's J1 League clash between Gamba Osaka and Yokohama F Marinos, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Aiming to stay within touching distance of the J1 League leaders, third-placed Gamba Osaka take on 12th-placed Yokohama F Marinos at the Nishigaoka National Stadium on Saturday.

The hosts failed to move into pole position as they were defeated by first-placed Machida Zelvia in their last outing, while the visitors are aiming to end a three-game losing streak in the league.


Match preview

Since finishing second in 2020, Gamba Osaka have found themselves battling for their survival in the top flight in the following seasons with 13th, 15th and 16th placed finishes.

In this campaign, however, there has been a remarkable improvement from Dani Poyatos's side as they are currently embroiled in a fight for their first league title since 2014.

The hosts failed to capitalise on their chance to move to the top of the table when they faced up against league leaders Machida Zelvia in their last outing, falling to a 3-1 defeat and they now trail top spot by five points.

That defeat was their first in the league since back-to-back losses against Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka in late April and early May, bringing an end to a run of 10 matches unbeaten across all competitions.

Gamba Osaka have taken a brilliant 22 points from their 10 home fixtures in 2024, the joint-highest tally alongside Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka, who have played a game more, something that should leave them with plenty of confidence heading into this one.

As for Yokohama, their underwhelming campaign continued with a third consecutive defeat in their last game as they lost 1-0 to relegation-battling Sagan Tosu.

That defeat marked their ninth of the year, already surpassing the total losses from each of the past three seasons, and with difficult matches against Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Machida Zelvia and Vissel Kobe in their next five, the prospect of further losses looms large.

After three consecutive top-two finishes in the last three seasons, Harry Kewell will be extremely disappointed with how his first year is unfolding, as his side look destined for a mid-table finish at best.

Yokohama will be hoping they can replicate their impressive results in recent times against Saturday's opponents, having won four of the last five meetings between these two sides.

Gamba Osaka J1 League form:

Yokohama F Marinos J1 League form:


Team News

Riku Handa's red card in the last game turned the tide against the hosts, who went from leading 1-0 to losing 3-1, and the suspended defender is expected to be replaced by Riku Matsuda here.

Top scorer Takashi Usami has scored seven times in 21 appearances for the hosts and is expected to feature with Welton, Ryoya Yamashita alongside him in this one.

Despite falling to defeat in all of their last three, Yokohama have been dominant in all of the matches and Kewell could opt to stay faithful with the same lineup in this game.

Anderson Lopes has scored an impressive 12 goals in 20 league outings this season and the Brazilian will be relied upon for goals once again in this one.


Gamba Osaka possible starting lineup:
Ichimori; Matsuda, Nakatani, Egawa, Kurokawa; Dawhan, Suzuki; Yamashita, Usami, Welton; Jebali

Yokohama F Marinos possible starting lineup:
Popp; Matsubara, Kamijima, Eduardo, Kato; Amano, Kida, Watanabe; Matheus, Lopes, Miyaichi


We say: Gamba Osaka 2-1 Yokohama F Marinos

Gamba Osaka have shown their impressive quality throughout this season and with Yokohama struggling, especially in recent times with three consecutive losses, we expect the hosts to win this one.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.




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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vissel KobeVissel Kobe36208857352268
2Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima361811766392765
3Machida Zelvia36189952312163
4Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka361612845341160
5Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers361611955401559
6Tokyo Verdy36141394746155
7Cerezo OsakaCerezo361313104343052
8FC Tokyo36149134949051
9Yokohama F MarinosYokohama36147155858049
10Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa361211134944547
11Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus36145174244-247
12Avispa Fukuoka361114113135-447
13Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki361113125852646
14Kyoto Sanga361210144354-1146
15Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare36129155152-145
16Albirex Niigata361011154458-1441
17Kashiwa ReysolReysol36913143849-1140
18Jubilo Iwata3698194564-1935
19Consadole SapporoConsadole36810184161-2034
20Sagan Tosu3685234268-2629
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