Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka Prediction and Betting Tips | July 14th 2024

Sagan Tosu and Gamba Osaka will battle for three points in a J1 League matchday 23 fixture on Sunday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a comfortable 3-1 victory over Yokohama FC at the same venue in the Emperor's Cup.

Keisuke Sakaiya, Vinicius Araujo and Kohei Tezuka scored to put their side three goals ahead by the 50th minute while Toshiki Takahashi scored a token strike for the visitors.

Tosu will turn their attention to the league and claimed a 4-3 away victory over Albirex Niigata last time out.

Gamba Osaka, meanwhile, claimed a 2-1 home win over Tegevajaro Miyazaki in the Emperor's Cup. Neta Lavi and Takashi Usami scored either side of Keigo Hashimoto to help their side advance to the next round.

Their last league game came in a comfortable 4-0 home thrashing of Yokohama F Marinos.

The victory left the Nerazzurri in third spot, having garnered 41 points from 22 games. Tosu are 17th with 23 points to their name.

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Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Gamba Osaka have 15 wins from the last 28 head-to-head games. Four games ended in draws while Sagan Tosu were victorious on nine occasions.
• Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Osaka claimed a 2-1 comeback home in the reverse fixture.
• Six of Tosu's last eight league games have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
• Eight of Osaka's last nine games across competitions have produced three goals or more, with seven games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
• Five of Tosu's last six competitive games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
• Fourteen of Sagan's last 15 league games have produced at least nine corner kicks.

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Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka Prediction

Tosu sit just outside the relegation zone but are coming into this game in fine form, having won their last three games on the bounce in all competitions.

Osaka, for their part, are ostensibly still in the title race and are five points off surprise league leaders Machida Zelvia.

We are backing the visitors to claim all three points with a narrow win and goals at both ends.

Prediction: Sagan Tosu 1-2 Gamba Osaka

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Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Gamba Osaka to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 4 - Highest scoring half: Second half