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J1 League | Gameweek 20
Jun 26, 2024 at 11am UK
Kashima Soccer Stadium
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Kashima Antlers
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Gamba Osaka


Usami (39')
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Sakamoto (19'), Suzuki (39'), Handa (79'), Yamashita (82')

Preview: Kashima Antlers vs. Gamba Osaka - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Wednesday's J1 League clash between Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka square off on Wednesday with the opportunity to move to the top of the J1 League table if results go their way.

These two sides head into the contest at the Kashima Soccer Stadium sitting just two points adrift of leaders Machida Zelvia.


Match preview

After an indifferent start to the season, Kashima supporters would not have fancied their chances of competing for the league title.

However, a 10-match unbeaten streak has put them in contention, with a total of seven victories and three draws being recorded since the back end of April.

That said, Ranko Popovic has witnessed his team post draws against Albirex Niigata and Urawa Red Diamonds in their most recent two games, opponents sitting in the bottom half of the table.

With their latest win on June 1 also coming by a 3-2 scoreline versus Yokohama F. Marinos, momentum is not necessarily in their favour.

On the flip side, the Antlers have not suffered a home defeat in the J1 League since September last year, with each of their four defeats in the top flight during 2024 coming away from home.

Meanwhile, Gamba Osaka have put together their own eight-game undefeated run of late, with seven victories coming from those fixtures.

Such an impressive run came on the back of four defeats in six outings between the start of April and May as Dani Poyatos spearheads a strong campaign on the back of last season's 16th-placed finish.

The character of this squad has been tested with each of their last four victories all coming by a one-goal margin.

Nevertheless, when these teams last met in April, it was the Antlers who posted an away victory, with Kimito Nono netting the all-important goal in the 54th minute.

Kashima Antlers J1 League form:

Gamba Osaka J1 League form:


Team News

Having conceded two late goals to only draw at Urawa Reds, Popovic may be prepared to make changes to his Antlers XI.

Gaku Shibasaki could be brought into the midfield for his first league start of the campaign, while Aleksandar Cavric may be recalled in the final third.

Kota Yamada is expected to miss out for Gamba Osaka having been withdrawn during the first half against Vissel Kobe.

Isa Sakamoto looks most likely to take his place in a creative role in what may prove to be the only alteration.

Takashi Usami is now up to seven goals and three assists for the top-flight season and should retain his spot in attack.


Kashima Antlers possible starting lineup:
Hayakawa; Nono, Ueda, Sekigawa, Anzai; Sano, Chinen; Cavric, Nago, Nakama; Suzuki

Gamba Osaka possible starting lineup:
Ichimori; Handa, Nakatani, Fukuoka, Kurokawa; Dawhan, Suzuki; Yamashita, Sakamoto, Felipe; Usami


We say: Kashima Antlers 1-1 Gamba Osaka

This should be one of the matches of the season in terms of competitiveness, both teams bringing numerous qualities to the table. The defensive record of Osaka suggests they could keep things tight, yet we are backing the home side to earn a share of the spoils come the full-time whistle.


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
10Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus36145174244-247
11Avispa Fukuoka361114113135-447
12Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa351210134843546
13Kyoto Sanga361210144354-1146
14Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki351112125751645
15Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare36129155152-145
16Albirex Niigata361011154458-1441
17Kashiwa ReysolReysol36913143849-1140
18Jubilo Iwata3698194564-1935
19Consadole SapporoConsadole36810184161-2034
20Sagan Tosu3685234268-2629
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