Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hayato Shimizu
- Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
- Assistant 2 Masahiro Horikoshi
8 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L 19 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 6–5 W 11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L 04 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W 21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 15–16 L 18 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W 19 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 11 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W 05 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 21 Mar Gamba Osaka H 16–15 W 18 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–6 L Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Avispa Fukuoka #5 Position #10 28 Points 21 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 61 Scored 49 53 Conceded 59 +8 GD -10 1.56 PPG 1.17 56% Win % 39% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonGamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededAvispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Avispa Fukuoka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 9' GOAL! Harumi Minamino scores on 9. Assisted by Ryoya Yamashita
- 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 23' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
- 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yutaka Michiwaki suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keiya Shiihashi made 275 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' Goal! Yutaka Michiwaki scores his 1 goal in 200 matches.
- 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shintaro Nago, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' Kazuki Fujimoto puts Avispa Fukuoka on the lead.
- 55' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kazuki Fujimoto scoring 1 goals.
- 56' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 56.
- 61' Yuji Kitajima was booked on 61.
- 62' Takashi Usami is replacing Issam Jebali for the Gamba Osaka side.
- 63' Masaya Tashiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takumi Kamijima on 63 minute.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Avispa Fukuoka winning 100% of all matches.
- 71' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Shinya Nakano departs to be replaced by Kanji Okunuki.
- 76' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kazuki Fujimoto on 79.
- 80' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Kanji Okunuki gets a card.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Yota Maejima. He replaces Kazuki Fujimoto on 81 minute.
- 86' Yota Maejima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Gamba Osaka Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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11
Issam Jebali ↓ Takashi Usami 62'
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8
Ryotaro Meshino ↓ Shu Kurata 81'
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13
Shuto Abe ↓ Deniz Hummet 62'
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47
Shinya Nakano ↓ Kanji Okunuki 71'
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15
Takeru Kishimoto ↓ Shoji Toyama 62'
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Bench
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7
Takashi Usami ↑ 62'
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10
Shu Kurata ↑ 81'
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40
Shoji Toyama ↑ 62'
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Kanji Okunuki ↑ 71'
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Deniz Hummet ↑ 62'
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Coach Jens WissingAvispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Daiki Miya ↓ Yuma Tsujioka 62'
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Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Yota Maejima 81'
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Yuji Kitajima ↓ Kohei Okuno 71'
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Shosei Usui ↓ Shintaro Nago 62'
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Bench
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Shintaro Nago ↑ 62'
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Kohei Okuno ↑ 71'
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Yota Maejima ↑ 81'
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Masaya Tashiro ↑ 63'
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Yuma Tsujioka ↑ 62'
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Coach Shinya Tsukahara -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Patric 3 Yuya Yamagishi 3 Shu Kurata 2 Kazuki Fujimoto 1 Lukian 1 Yutaka Michiwaki 1 Shahab Zahedi Tabar 1 Leandro Pereira 1 Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Avispa Fukuoka Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 44.28 Gamba Osaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo3.27 Avispa Fukuoka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 97% + Both teams to score 94%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 7.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 100% 0% ± 1.5 99% 1% ± 2.5 97% 3% ± 3.5 92% 8% ± 4.5 84% 16% Double Chance
Gamba Osaka or Draw 66%Draw or Avispa Fukuoka 53%Gamba Osaka or Avispa Fukuoka 81%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–2 not predicted1 – 2Actual4 – 3 4.4%3 – 3 4.2%4 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 4%5 – 3 3.8%4 – 4 3.6%5 – 2 3.5%3 – 4 3.4%2 – 3 3.1%5 – 4 3.1%2 – 2 2.9%6 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka
Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers -2.5 24% — 76% -2 24% 14% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 16% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 12% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 9% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 2% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.