Week 22 brings us a match on Jul 16th, where Gamba Osaka will host Cerezo Osaka in a J-League match. 15th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. da Silva dos Santos struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 6th minute, then Marcinho added another in the 20th minute In the end, Gamba Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Kawasaki Frontale ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while cerezo Osaka sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos. M. Kato struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 31st minute, then Adam Taggart added another in the 63rd minute . Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cerezo Osaka was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Hiroto Yamami struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 33rd minute on a feed from Leandro Pereira, but Adam Taggart got the equalizer for Cerezo Osaka in the 58th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 66th minute on a goal by Hiroaki Okuno.
Both Kakeru Funaki and Jean Patric have been the hottest scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Gamba Osaka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Sakamoto and Keisuke Kurokawa, and they each have 1 goal.