Match Report
38 points separated the sides: Blaublitz Akita 1st on 73, Gamba Osaka U23 14th on 35. On recent form Blaublitz Akita sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Gamba Osaka U23 were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.62, Blaublitz Akita 1.62 and 0.53, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Gamba Osaka U23 for 6 matches. Blaublitz Akita had not lost in 14 games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Gamba Osaka U23 against 11/15 for Blaublitz Akita.
The venue was Suita City Football Stadium in Suita, with room for 39,694 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Blaublitz Akita led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.




