Match Report
In the standings it was Gamba Osaka 9th on 57 points, FC Tokyo 11th on 50 — separated by 7. The last five rounds placed FC Tokyo 5th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Gamba Osaka wins, 4 for FC Tokyo, 2 draws, at 1.88 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Gamba Osaka: Takashi Usami (33'), Takeru Kishimoto (90')


