Final teams to be updated after final lineups are out.

Match details:

J League
Cerezo Osaka vs Gamba Osaka
Venue: Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan
November 03, 2020
10:30 am IST

Preview:

Cerezo Osaka will host Gamba Osaka in the J League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka in the Round 26 match. Cerezo Osaka are a top-class team with good quality at both attack and defensive ends. In the 25 matches of this season, they have tasted 15 wins and seven losses with three draws. They head to this match with that disappointing loss against FC Urawa Red Diamonds. They are one of the best teams at the back so far, having allowed just 28 goals in 25 matches.

Gamba Osaka have won their nine games out of the last 10 in the league. In head to head, Gamba Osaka won seven of the previous 19 matches between the two sides. They have won 16 out of their 25 league matches, drawing three and losing the other six to collect 51 points, which is good enough for 2nd position at this stage of the season.

Recent form:

Cerezo Osaka – LLWWL
Gamba Osaka – WDWWW

Probable playing XI:

Cerezo Osaka

Kim Jin-hyeon, Ayumu Seko, Eiichi Katayama, Matej Jonjic, Yusuke Maruhashi, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Leandro Desabato, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Yasuki Kimoto, Hiroaki Okuno, Bruno Mendes.

Gamba Osaka

Masaaki Higashiguchi, Kim Young-Gwon, Ryu Takao, Shunya Suganuma, Yuya Fukuda, Kosuke Onose, Shu Kurata, Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuki Yamamoto, Kazuma Watanabe, Takashi Usami.

Top picks:

Takashi Usami: Usami is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J League. He plays as an attacking midfielder, second striker, or even as a winger for the club. He has been their most prolific presence in the midfield, notching five goals and four assists this season.

Bruno Mendes: Mendes is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a striker. He is the 2nd highest goal scorer for his side with six goals to his name in 18 matches. He recently scored a goal against Vegalta Sendai.

Hiroaki Okuno: Okuno scored seven goals last season in the league and already scored his 7th goal against Yokohama. He could not get the ball in the net but he performed well in the last match and is likely to score in this clash.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Takashi Usami
Bruno Mendes
Hiroaki Okuno
Kazuma Watanabe

Dream11 team:

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