Another interesting game in the J-League. Gamba Osaka is in the 18th position after playing two matches. They welcome Avispa Fukuoka who are placed 10th after seven games.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba nor Avispa Fukuoka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Avispa Fukuoka 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.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 279 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Patric).
The home team returns to Nishigaoka National Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 6th) on their last time out; the J-League game ended 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Gamba lost 0-1 at Vissel Kobe's place.
The manager T. Miyamoto will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kashiwa Reysol in only four days.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Things could have gone better for Avispa Fukuoka in their J-League away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right. Fukuoka are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Fukuoka failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Consadole Sapporo (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 1-2. A loss against Kashima Antlers was the result prior to that, in a Nabisco Cup home game.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Cerezo Osaka.
Fukuoka have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Gamba five wins, three draws and Avispa Fukuoka zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kanamori 3 goals |  E. Salomonsson 2 goals | Y. Yamagishi 1 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 16 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 1 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 0 |