Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka will battle for three points in a J1 League fixture on Saturday.The home side come into the game on the back of a shock 3-0 defeat to Avispa Fukuoka at the same ground last Saturday. Juanma Delgado scored a first-half brace to guide his side to all three points.Gamba Osaka suffered a 3-2 defeat to Vegalta Sendai on home turf on Sunday. Cayman Togashi's first-half brace and Takuma Nishimura's winner were enough to guide the visitors to victory. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ガンバ大阪 (@gambaosaka_official)That defeat saw Osaka drop to 14th spot, with 30 points garnered from 28 matches. Kashima Antlers are in seventh place on 47 points.Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka Head-to-HeadThe two sides have clashed on 39 occasions in the past and there is little to choose from between their records.Gamba Osaka have a marginally better record with 14 wins to their name, while 12 previous matches ended in a share of the spoils. Kashima Antlers were victorious on 13 occasions.Their most recent meeting came in July when Arthur Caike scored a second-half goal to give Kashima Antlers a 1-0 away win.The hosts are currently on a three-game losing run while Gamba Osaka have just one win from their last six matches in all competitions.Kashima Antlers form guide (all competitions): L-L-L-W-WGamba Osaka form guide (all competitions): L-L-W-L-LKashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka Team NewsKashima Antlers Taiki Yamada (cruciate ligament), Rikuto Hirose (hamstring) and Tomoya Inukai (hamstring) have all been sidelined by fitness concerns.Injuries: Taiki Yamada, Rikuto Hirose, Tomoya InukaiSuspension: None View this post on Instagram A post shared by 鹿島アントラーズ公式 (@kashima.antlers)Gamba OsakaThe visitors have two players ruled out with injuries. Haruto Shirai (cruciate ligament) and Jun Ichimori (hamstring) are both unavailable for selection.Wellington Silva has recovered from his adductor injury and could be in line for selection.Injuries: Jun Ichimori, Haruto ShiraiSuspension: NoneKashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka Predicted XIKashima Antlers Predicted XI (4-4-2): Yuya Oki (GK); Koki Anzai, Naoki Hayashi, Wellington Bueno, Keigo Tsunemoto; Ryuji Izumi, Pituca, Kento Misao, Shoma Doi; Ayase Ueda, Ryotaro ArakiGamba Osaka Predicted XI (3-4-3): Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK); Gen Shoji, Kim Young-Gwon, Ko Yanagisawa; Hiroki Fujiharu, Shu Kurata, Yosuke Ideguchi, Kosuke Onose; Takashi Usami, Shinya Yajima, PatricKashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka PredictionThe hosts are slight favorites in the game and despite having been out of form in recent weeks, an out-of-sorts Gamba Osaka offers a chance to get back to winning ways.We are backing Kashima Antlers to secure a narrow victory with goals at both ends.Prediction: Kashima Antlers 2-1 Gamba Osaka