This is shaping up to be another entertaining battle at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium in the J-League. Gamba Osaka is in 9th position and welcome Avispa Fukuoka in 16th position. Learn more about the game here!
- Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals (5) at home in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League
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.
This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Gamba Osaka form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Gamba Osaka, who have the most conceded goals (5) at home in J-League, have to build on here at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium in the J-League.
Gamba Osaka travelled for their previous game, a trip to Jubilo Iwata that ended 1-1. Miura was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Miura served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that, Gamba drew at home versus Kawasaki Frontale.This is expected to be a close game, with Gamba Osaka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gamba Osaka as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Gamba Osaka has won five of these, drawn one and lost five.
At Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, Gamba Osaka has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Still no away game victory in the J-League for Avispa Fukuoka with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Avispa Fukuoka are looking to quickly end their 299 minutes long goal drought in the J-League.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Avispa Fukuoka, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Kashiwa Reysol (placed 3rd). Mae got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Mae hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 67 successful passes (of 76 total).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Consadole Sapporo.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Avispa Fukuoka in our archives, and the results are: nine wins for Fukuoka, four draws and two defeats.
0 goals so far away for Avispa Fukuoka, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gamba Osaka six wins, four draws and Avispa Fukuoka zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Onose 2 goals |  Y. Fukuda 1 goals | Y. Yamamoto 1 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 7.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | 9.2 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 16.8 | 22.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 6.5 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the most conceded goals (5) at home in J-League
| Gamba Osaka | Last season | Avispa Fukuoka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 74% | 87% | ||
| 55% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 63% | ||
| 39% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 45% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 13% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 42% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 47% | ||
| 37% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 37% | 39% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 26% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |
