Newcastle Jets vs Gamba Osaka Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent samples

Gamba Osaka's log covers J1 League games, cup matches and even summer friendlies against European sides, so it's a broad mix rather than results from one competition alone. Across that spread they've won 10, drawn 5 and lost 5, scoring 43 and conceding just 20. Their last two outings were routs, beating Công An Nhân Dân 4-1 in this competition and then hammering Tokushima Vortis 5-0 in the Emperor Cup.

Newcastle Jets: 20 completed matches; Gamba Osaka: 20 completed matches.

Newcastle Jets

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

29

Difference

+11

Gamba Osaka

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

20

Difference

+23

Newcastle Jets' sample leans mostly on A-League fixtures, with an Australia Cup game and one continental outing mixed in. Their overall record isn't far off Gamba's either, with 11 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. But that single continental match was a heavy 7-1 defeat away at Kashima, and it's their only game so far in this specific competition.

Their broader records look fairly similar, but the one result each side has produced in this particular competition tells two very different stories.

Comparative Team Statistics: Newcastle Jets vs Gamba Osaka

Early state of play in this competition

Going purely off this competition, Gamba Osaka sit second with three points and a +3 goal difference from their one match. Newcastle Jets are down in 16th without a point, having shipped seven goals in their only outing so far.

It's worth remembering this is a one-game sample for both clubs at this stage, so these placings could easily shift once more fixtures come in.

Known contributors so far

On the attacking side, T. Usami already has two goals from a single appearance for Gamba Osaka, and R. Yamashita has three assists across two games, both hinting at a side finding it easy to create and score right now. For Newcastle, P. Wood scored in their one game and has already picked up a caution.

Newcastle Jets:

Best scorers:

P. Wood - 1

Penalty cards:

P. Wood x 1

Gamba Osaka:

Best scorers:

T. Usami - 2

K. Sumi - 1

Best assist providers:

R. Yamashita - 3

I. Jebali - 1

Penalty cards:

R. Hatsuse x 1

T. Kishimoto x 1

These are partial player notes rather than full squad lists, so they shouldn't be read as the complete picture on either team's options.

What to watch when they meet

Gamba Osaka go into this off two big wins, scoring five and four in successive matches, while Newcastle Jets are still trying to shake off a heavy defeat that leaves them well behind in this section of the competition. Home advantage might help Newcastle's cause, but nothing in the sample suggests they've fixed whatever let in seven goals last time out.

Gamba, meanwhile, look sharp in front of goal at the moment, and that attacking form is the most eye-catching detail heading into this fixture.

Goals look more likely than a tight, cagey affair based on how both sides have played lately.