Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Gamba Osaka

1 – 2

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Avispa Fukuoka

Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 10:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium 15,003 HT 45' · FT 45'

Harumi Minamino 9' 1–0

1–1 43' Yutaka Michiwaki

1–2 45+5' Kazuki Fujimoto

Y 23' Daiki Miya

Y 56' Yutaka Michiwaki

Y 61' Yuji Kitajima

Y 79' Kazuki Fujimoto

Kanji Okunuki 80' Y

Overview

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Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.

Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hayato Shimizu
Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
Assistant 2 Masahiro Horikoshi

Standings

#	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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Gamba Osaka 13 games · Avg 4.5 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka 2025-11-30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Gamba Osaka 2025-02-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-08-24 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	2–0	W
21 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	15–16	L
18 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D

Avispa Fukuoka

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

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	5 G	3 A
Ryotaro Meshino	2 G
Welton	2 G
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Gamba Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka get this one started.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
9' Against the run of play, Harumi Minamino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
19' Shuto Abe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
23' That is a card for Avispa Fukuoka. Daiki Miya will be fuming at that decision.
28' Gamba Osaka have won 385 goals from 413 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Yutaka Michiwaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' What a strike from Yutaka Michiwaki! The score is 1-1.
48' Gamba Osaka currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' Kazuki Fujimoto does the damage! The net is bulging and Avispa Fukuoka surge ahead!
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 56.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuji Kitajima on 61.
62' Issam Jebali makes way for Takashi Usami at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
63' Masaya Tashiro is replacing Takumi Kamijima for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
68' Takeru Kishimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
71' Kanji Okunuki is replacing Shinya Nakano for the Gamba Osaka side.
76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
79' That is a card for Avispa Fukuoka. Kazuki Fujimoto will be fuming at that decision.
80' A moment of madness from Kanji Okunuki on 80 minutes earns him a card. Gamba Osaka will be frustrated.
81' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Fujimoto departs to be replaced by Yota Maejima.
86' Gamba Osaka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
The points are shared — Gamba Osaka 1-2 Avispa Fukuoka. Honours even.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Takashi Usami ↑ 62'
1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
21
Ryo Hatsuse
10
Shu Kurata ↑ 81'
40
Shoji Toyama ↑ 62'
16
Tokuma Suzuki
44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 71'
23
Deniz Hummet ↑ 62'
19
Ginjiro Ikegaya

Coach Jens Wissing

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 62'
8
Kohei Okuno ↑ 71'
29
Yota Maejima ↑ 81'
37
Masaya Tashiro ↑ 63'
28
Reiju Tsuruno
99
Powell Obi
15
Yuma Tsujioka ↑ 62'
32
Abdul Hanan Sani Brown
33
Kaoru Yamawaki

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patric	3
Yuya Yamagishi	3
Shu Kurata	2
Tatsuya Tanaka	1
Kazuya Konno	1
Ko Yanagisawa	1
Genta Miura	1
Tomoya Miki	1

Head to Head

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-04-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka L 2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

4.28 Gamba Osaka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.27 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 97% + Both teams to score 94%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka47% Draw19% Avispa Fukuoka34%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes94% 0% No6%

Avg goals/match: 7.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Gamba Osaka46% Draw26% Avispa Fukuoka28%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–2 not predicted

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 3

4.4%

3 – 3

4.2%

4 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

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.