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- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (7) in J-League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Gamba Osaka have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have collected 15 points from their J-League home games so far after 5-0-4. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Fukuoka with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Yokohama game, 51 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 251 minutes without scoring a league goal. Y. Yamagishi was the last player to find the net.
Fukuoka lost their last game at Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Masaaki Murakami, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.94 out of 10 in that game. Murakami stopped the opponent with eight saves. Fukuoka's goalkeeper Masaaki Murakami was extremely busy against Yokohama F. Marinos, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
A Emperor Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sagan Tosu.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fukuoka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost three.
Fukuoka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Fukuoka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
There's been little loot from Gamba Osaka's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Gamba Osaka only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
205 minutes! That's how long the Gamba goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away games in a row for Gamba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Jeonbuk Motors in the AFC Champions League.
That result followed a home victory 8-1 versus Tampines Rovers.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Gamba in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Gamba Osaka, seven draws and four defeats.
A new game in only four days for Gamba Osaka, the J-League home match versus Vissel Kobe. Busy days.
Gamba Osaka are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 8 away games. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gamba are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka - Avispa Fukuoka 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Fukuoka, four draws and five wins for Gamba Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pereira Mendes 5 goals |  E. Salomonsson 3 goals | T. Kanamori 3 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 26 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 25% | 47% |
| 52% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 12% | 20% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 40% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | 7.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 40% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 9% | 18% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gamba Osaka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (2) away in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (7) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 8 |