Avispa Fukuoka have won 28 points performing as the home side. Gamba Osaka have gained 25 points using the away locker rooms. Should we expect a home win?
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (19) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J-League
Gamba Osaka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The visiting Gamba Osaka played their last game only four days ago, a J-League match. That game was also an away game, at Nagoya Grampus. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
3-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Avispa Fukuoka so far this season.
The Avispa Fukuoka coach Hasebe and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sagan Tosu (placed 8th). Defender Yuzawa got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.34/10. Yuzawa won 3 of 5 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Kawasaki Frontale (1-4).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Avispa Fukuoka handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 26 league matches, 20 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fukuoka as they have a new game in only three days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Nagoya Grampus are visiting.
Avispa Fukuoka have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Fukuoka have conceded only 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gamba Osaka so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
Gamba Osaka play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Nagoya Grampus (placed 10th). Eureka; their first victory in the league after seven matches not winning. Higashiguchi was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.13. The agile goalkeeper Higashiguchi topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 2-5 loss visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima's place.Gamba Osaka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
A new game in only three days for Gamba, the J-League home match versus Sagan Tosu. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gamba Osaka have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended Gamba Osaka - Fukuoka 2-3, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Avispa Fukuoka won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Gamba Osaka have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 7 goals |  J. Croux 3 goals | L. Araújo de Almeida 3 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 27 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 73% | 58% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 42% | 33% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 77% |
| 23% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 38% |
| 23% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 31% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 46% | 54% |
| 42% | 58% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 23% | 23% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 27% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 28% |
| 8.7 | 9 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 15.3 | 15 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (19) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -17 | 28 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
