Match Report
48 points for Avispa Fukuoka (12th), 57 for Gamba Osaka (9th): a 9-point gap. Avispa Fukuoka's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Avispa Fukuoka 0.89 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gamba Osaka 1.39 and 1.45, with the league averaging 1.2.
Gamba Osaka had not lost in 5 games.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Avispa Fukuoka have 2 wins to Gamba Osaka's 3, with 1 draw, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Best Denki Stadium (Fukuoka) in Fukuoka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,563. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Avispa Fukuoka: D. Matsuoka (55')