Match Report
Gamba Osaka (9th, 57 pts) visited Shimizu S-Pulse (14th, 44 pts) with 13 points between them. Shimizu S-Pulse's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Shimizu S-Pulse ran at 1.08 scored and 1.34 conceded, Gamba Osaka at 1.39 and 1.45.
Gamba Osaka's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Shimizu S-Pulse against 1/15 for Gamba Osaka.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Shimizu S-Pulse, 3 by Gamba Osaka, 2 drawn, at 1.86 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 14% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.
IAI Stadium Nihondaira in Shizuoka, capacity 20,339, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.