Across the two 0-1s this season, the Ao to Kuro have averaged 409 completed passes, 85.5 above their yearly mean and its a similar story regarding possession, 58.5% when playing Satoshi Yamaguchis well disciplined side and 49% when all 20 J1 fixtures are taken into consideration. They did have injuries in 2019 but the spine of the team; Thiago Martins, Hatanaka, Kida, Marcos Junior and Nakagawa all played at least 33 J1 games, will they be able to cope with the extra rotation that Champions League football will inevitably bring? In 2022, the Dolphins home and away results have been relatively even, though games at Todoroki Stadium have tended to contain more goals than those played on the road. 
The glamour fixture will be held on Monday 25 July at 19:00 (JST) and while tickets certainly dont look cheap, Im going to enter the lottery for one, so wish me luck!
After being struck down with Covid issues earlier in the year, Gamba Youth, like their senior counterparts face an uphill battle to remain in their division, but this result will give them a huge boost. Firstly, the guardian deity himself Masaaki Higashiguchi, who was actually Gambas 2nd highest individual passer during the opening 45 minutes at the Sapporo Dome which I think kind of tells its own story. On 11 July he was named in the South Korea squad for the EAFF Cup which suggests any issue hes had isnt too serious.MF Dawhan Appeared to have a problem with his hamstring at the end of the Emperors Cup tie with Kashima, I dont know any more than thatMF Yuya Fukuda Underwent shoulder surgery in May, shown jogging on the clubs official YouTube channel on 8 July, potentially back in AugustMF Jiro Nakamura Hasnt been involved in the matchday squad in recent weeks, an injury is suspected, but nothing has been confirmed by the clubMF Kohei Okuno Suspended for one match after receiving a red card versus Kawasaki last weekMF Kosuke Onose Sat out Wednesdays trip to Kashima, which in itself isnt anything to be concerned about, however, all the other regular starters were involved so he may have some sort of issueMF Yuki Yamamoto Knee cartilage injury, shown jogging with Fukuda on the clubs official YouTube channel so the problem may not be as bad as first fearedFW Takashi Usami Ruptured achilles tendon, likely out for the seasonDawhan, Shu Kurata and Kosuke Onose are all just a single yellow card away from the one game suspension threshold of 4Predicted Lineups and StatsCerezo Osaka. The Nerazzurri pulled one back shortly after with Leandro Pereira dusting himself off after being brought down by Thiago Martins (who was lucky not to receive a second yellow) to convert a spot-kick. 
With both ends of the pitch considered, to my eye it appears that Muscat has levelled the 2022 Marinos out a touch, the 5-0 and 8-0 wins of previous years are gone, but so are the 5-3 losses and keepers being chipped from the half way line. Hotel Allamanda offers 13 accommodations with complimentary newspapers and slippers. During the former Seongnam stoppers 876 minutes on the field in J1 this season, Gamba have conceded just 10 times (once every 87.6 minutes), but that number shoots up to a goal every 52.6 minutes when hes not playing.
Injuries have severely curtailed his playing time, as has the abundance of decent left-backs / left wing-backs in the Gamba squad. Second year pro out of Ritsumeikan University Fujii leads the league in sprints (617), dribbles (86) and crosses (109). Of course, 3-1 Cerezo is a far more accurate representation of how things actually went, but the Nerazzurri, tired and bruised and missing the likes of, Higashiguchi, Takao, Saito, Onose, Yamamoto, Fukuda, Patric and Kurata, who are all due back soon, managed to keep themselves in the tie until almost the final kick of the ball. In 10 games at the wonderfully named Lemon Gas Stadium, Shonan have been outscored 15-7 by their opposition. I dont want to milk the things are looking rosy in Cerezos garden pun too much, but I feel its a fitting way to end this mini-section.PS: Obviously I hope that by bigging them up in here, Cerezo will do what all good J. Gamba slumped to a 4th home defeat of the year against table-toppers Yokohama F. Marinos last Saturday, and while the outcome itself was perhaps unsurprising, worryingly for Tomohiro Katanosaka and the Nerazzurri support it was the 2nd time in the space of 3 matches where opponents have come from behind to defeat the Ao to Kuro, something that happened just once across the 2020 and 2021 campaigns.
* Avispa Fukuoka have J1s weakest attack and meanest defence in terms of goals scored and conceded, however the data indicates that might be about to change. Backroom Conversations 27 May 2010 Containers - Asia Art Archive. Props to them ig. But, they can feel free to continue their good work from the following matchday as they continue to push for a top 4 spot.
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities. Currently lying 2nd in the J1 Golden Boot race, one strike behind man-of-the-moment Lo Cear (Marinos) and the recently departed for Europe, Ayase Ueda (Kashima), it would be a fantastic story if he were to finish the campaign as top scorer (he was joint top in 2016). The article also suggested that S-Pulse could still be in the hunt as new kantoku Ze Ricardo seeks to re-shape his squad.
My only doubts are over whether or not the 3-5-2 system gets the best out of the current squad, it could be argued that 4-4-2 with Ideguchi and Yajima sitting in front of the defence may offer a more solid base to build from. Unfortunately there isnt much to say this is a particularly inaccurate position based on on-field performances so far. After that the home side rallied and the Ao to Kuro were left holding on for dear life during a final ten minute siege that culminated with substitute Mendes firing off target with the goal at his mercy in stoppage time. Once again Shonans low block lured Gamba into playing about the ball side-to-side along their backline rather than vertically to the danger men like Sakamoto, Yamami and Onose. Gamba Osaka (7th)Director: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (3rd / 2nd full season)Best Signing / Biggest Loss: Gen Shoji (Toulouse) / Hiroto Goya (Kashiwa)Key Player: Takashi UsamiLowdown: Last year I said wed come 6th and we ended up 7th, but in reality I never envisaged wed start as horribly as we did, nor for that matter did I think Usami, Ideguchi and Patric would return. In truth, each sides respective treatment room has had plenty of visitors this term and it will be equally important for both teams to hit the ground running here before a hectic month of non-stop action.Tale of the TapeGamba currently lie 13th in the overall J1 standings, but that ranking falls to 16th for home matches only, albeit they have a game in hand owing to the bout with Hiroshima being postponed last month. 
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The German kantoku originally had the Viola set up in a 3-4-2-1 system before tweaking it into a 3-5-2 with Notsuta at the base of the midfield and Morishima and Mitsuta further forward. There have been no further updates regarding deals for either he, or Musashi Suzuki, since last week. Not all their new signings have bedded in quite as smoothly however, and despite a goal against Kashima on Wednesday, Taisei Miyashiro hasnt featured as much as hed like, neither has fellow loanee Yuki Kakita. Vissel Kobe (8th)Director: Thorsten Fink (2nd / 1st full)Best Signing / Biggest Loss: Douglas (Shimizu) / David Villa (retired)Key Player: Thomas VermaelenLowdown: Kobe continue to baffle fans and pundits alike.
Takashi Usamis angled shot from the edge of the area beat Park Il-gyu to spark wild celebrations among players and fans alike.
And, the mention of that duo, a pair of the biggest names in Japanese football, leads me to my question, how do Sagan Tosu, a team that it many ways fit the profile of say, a Shonan Bellmare, manage to consistently duel it out in the upper echelons of the top flight? For comparison, when we look at their stats for games both home and away, in 19 outings theyve outshot their rivals 234 to 213, but only generated 18.87xG for while giving up 22.01xG against. No xG For performance above 1 and only a single xG Against tally below 1. Yokohama F.Marinos (last year:1st)Director: Ange Postecoglou (3rd year)Best Signing / Biggest Loss: Ado Onaiwu (Urawa) / Mateus (Nagoya)Key Player: Marcos JuniorLowdown: Last seasons champions have retained their manager and everyone in their first team with the exception of Mateus (whos returned to Nagoya). "If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in. He had spoken of his desire to return to the South Korean national team set-up before the World Cup, but unfortunately a move to the second tier would appear to have killed his chances stone dead.Emperors Cup Wrap Gamba bowed out of the Emperors Cup at the last 16 stage on Wednesday after going down 2-0 away to Kashima Antlers. If we look at mitigating factors in his favour, we can say Covid outbreaks, injuries to key attacking stalwarts such as Usami and Kurata, plus the mess he took over due to the club being in a rudderless state having been under caretaker management for much of 2021. Additionally, my choice for player of the first half of the season, Kosuke Onose, had a quietly effective evening in attack and defence, chalking up 2 shots, 2 last passes, 5 blocks and 4 possession recoveries.
After the lineups were announced on Wednesday there were murmurs among the Gamba support that Sakamotos selection was Katanosakas way of making sure the front office sign a striker or two in the summer transfer window. Things are far more rosy in Cerezos garden with yet another top 4 finish seemingly possible. Long term Twitter followers of mine will know I picked Shogo Asada out as a person of interest during Kyotos time in J2 and hes made the step up with relative ease.
Teams are in order of where I think theyll finish this year. Appiah Tawiah has picked up 7 yellow cards in 17 J1 appearances in 2022 and now has a disciplinary record of 16 cautions and 1 red in 52 J1 outings, the Japanese Richardson? With Gamba sitting a mere point above their hosts, who in turn are precariously perched just outside the drop-zone, it goes without saying that the outcome of this match is of vital importance to both sides. On the right, Nanasei Iino has been a revelation since moving west from Gunma last year and he looks like he could go further in the game. Lastly, a couple of comments on players who impressed against Hiroshima.
Only problem is the location. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? Additionally, Germans I follow on Twitter were almost universally sceptical about his appointment, which had me and many others predicting a mid to lower mid-table finish for the Violets in 2022. Both Shimoda and Misao played under Katanosaka last year with Oita, so while not being the most glamorous of captures they should be able to get up to speed quickly. )* Back to some positive news now about a couple of the clubs youngsters, Jiro Nakamura and Isa Sakamoto who were on target for Japan U-19 in the recent Maurice Revello Tournament in France. In front of goal, theyre netting 0.6 more goals per game than their xG total suggests they should, while its a little less pronounced at the other end of the field as theyre conceding 0.16 fewer times per 90 minutes compared with their xG against figure. * The Frontale fallaway The Todoroki side boasted an xG difference of +0.75 during their title winning 2021 campaign, thats dropped a whopping 0.81 per match to -0.06 this term. ibaraki kashima Usami was again the difference maker in the return clash in late October, finishing off a swift counter which started from a poor Tosu corner and culminated in Yuki Yamamoto playing a lovely dinked cross-field ball into the path of Gambas #39 who swept across Park for what turned out to be the winner. Good luck Yota!Team NewsThe following players are doubts for this fixture and / or have an important status announcement regarding their availability.GK Jun Ichimori 2 dislocated fingers in right hand, expected back in August at the earliestDF Kwon Kyung-won Out of the squad for the loss at Shonan after going down with cramp at the end of the match with Urawa, I think this was just precautionary and he should hopefully be good to go on SaturdayMF Yuya Fukuda Underwent shoulder surgery in May, expected back in August at the earliestMF Jiro Nakamura Has been absent from the squad for the past 3 games, I initially thought it was just non-selection, but high-schooler Harumi Minaminos appearance on the bench vs Shonan suggests he might have an injury MF Yuki Yamamoto Knee cartilage injury, dont expect him back anytime soonFW Takashi Usami Ruptured achilles tendon, likely out for the seasonPredicted Lineups and Stats**With so many games in such a short space of time, rotation is inevitable for Gamba, but Ive done my best to make the lineup below as accurate as possible. Secondly, and this is another facet in which they blow Gamba out of the water, their recruitment of foreign stars who fit into the team tactically and culturally has been second to none since around mid-2018.
Considering Gamba have had 67 corners in their 19 games to date and are yet to register a single header, flick or touch thats gone into the back of the net from one of them, this is a facet of play that Katanosaka must seek to address urgently in training, and it is something that can be improved on the training ground more easily than other issues, so I, for one, will be looking for tangible improvements in the second half of the year.
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