Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hayato Shimizu
- Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
- Assistant 2 Masahiro Horikoshi
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 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 #4 Position #16 25 Points 18 15 Played 15 9 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 9 58 Scored 41 49 Conceded 50 +9 GD -9 1.67 PPG 1.20 60% Win % 40% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season13% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonGamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 16th (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Suita City Football Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Yuma Tsujioka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 9' Harumi Minamino puts Gamba Osaka on the lead.
- 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' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 23' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 23.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 382 games and scored 360 goals.
- 43' What a strike from Yutaka Michiwaki! The score is 1-1.
- 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' GOAL! Kazuki Fujimoto scores on 45. Assisted by Yu Hashimoto
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rin Mito made 382 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Yutaka Michiwaki gets a card.
- 61' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 62' Takashi Usami has so much to prove this time. He replaces Issam Jebali on 62 minute.
- 63' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Takumi Kamijima is replaced by Masaya Tashiro on 63 minute.
- 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' Kanji Okunuki is replacing Shinya Nakano for the Gamba Osaka side.
- 76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 79' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
- 80' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Kanji Okunuki gets a card.
- 81' Yota Maejima is replacing Kazuki Fujimoto for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- 86' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Avispa Fukuoka players.
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Gamba Osaka
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Issam Jebali ↓ Takashi Usami 62'
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Ryotaro Meshino ↓ Shu Kurata 81'
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Shuto Abe ↓ Deniz Hummet 62'
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47
Shinya Nakano ↓ Kanji Okunuki 71'
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Takeru Kishimoto ↓ Shoji Toyama 62'
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Bench-
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Takashi Usami ↑ 62'
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Shu Kurata ↑ 81'
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Shoji Toyama ↑ 62'
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44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 71'
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Deniz Hummet ↑ 62'
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Coach Jens WissingAvispa Fukuoka
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 34
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Daiki Miya ↓ Yuma Tsujioka 62'
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Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Yota Maejima 81'
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25
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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Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
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