Japan - J1 LeagueData current as of October 18, 2026

Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka: match statistics

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Avispa Fukuoka plays Gamba Osaka in J1 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for October 21, 2026.

Recent form

Avispa Fukuoka has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Gamba Osaka has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Avispa Fukuoka scores 1.22 goals per game and allows 1.44. Gamba Osaka scores 1.00 and allows 1.80. Games in this league average 2.92 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Avispa Fukuoka's games and 50% of Gamba Osaka's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 40%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Gamba Osaka has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.41 per game. Avispa Fukuoka takes 12.6 shots per game, while Gamba Osaka takes 13.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Avispa Fukuoka leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Gamba Osaka leads at halftime in 10% and scores 0.70 after halftime.

When the teams score

Avispa Fukuoka's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For Gamba Osaka, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J1 League games average 2.92 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.22Goals scored / game1
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.44Goals allowed / game1.8
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
40%Average possession56%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
4.78Shots on target / game4.1
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.56Shots per game13.7
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
4.78Shots on target4.1
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
9.7%Shot conversion7.3%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
40%Possession56%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.41xG for1.48
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.42xG against1.82
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

Shooting quality

Avispa Fukuoka: BalancedGamba Osaka: Balanced
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
Accuracy (shots on target)38%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Avispa Fukuoka is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 0.2 pts / game - Gamba Osaka

Avispa Fukuoka
LDLLW
Season result split
22% W11% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-6
0.78 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Gamba Osaka
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
10% W40% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-5
0.70 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Avispa Fukuoka is 22% better for: goals scored per game.

1.22 goals / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 1 goals / game - Gamba Osaka

Avispa Fukuoka is 25% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.44 goals / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 1.8 goals / game - Gamba Osaka

Avispa Fukuoka scoring profile: very strong

Avispa Fukuoka scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 games), while Gamba Osaka keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 games).

Gamba Osaka scoring profile: strong

Gamba Osaka scores in 50% of games (5 of 10 games), while Avispa Fukuoka keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 games).

11Goals scored (season)10
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
13Goals conceded (season)18
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
2.67Average goals per game2.8
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
5Goals scored (last 5)2
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal50%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
44%2 goals30%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
11%3 goals10%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
0%4 goals10%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal90%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
33%2 goals70%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
22%3 goals20%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
0%4 goals0%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time20%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
11%BTTS in both halves10%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
33%Scored in both halves10%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
60%BTTS - last 520%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Avispa Fukuoka is 106% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 0.7 pts / game - Gamba Osaka

Avispa Fukuoka - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing
Gamba Osaka - half-time state
10% leading40% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)0.7
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.3
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.1
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
56%Clean sheet before half-time30%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
56%No goal before half-time80%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

After half-time (2nd half)

0.78Points per game (2nd half)0.9
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.7
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
22%Clean sheet after half-time30%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka
44%No goal after half-time60%
Avispa FukuokaGamba Osaka

Avispa Fukuoka - second-half results

11% W44% D44% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Gamba Osaka - second-half results

20% W30% D50% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 10% of games and wins 10%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Avispa Fukuoka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.40
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Gamba Osaka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.60
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Avispa Fukuoka
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
4
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
5
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Gamba Osaka
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
0
3
46-60
1
0
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Avispa Fukuoka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Gamba Osaka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Avispa FukuokaLigaGamba Osaka
Average goals per game▼ 2.672.92▼ 2.80
Both teams scored• 56%57%▼ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%54%▼ 40%
Clean sheets▼ 11%24%▼ 10%
Goal before half-time• 67%67%▲ 70%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%87%▲ 90%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / game
1.38
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Avispa Fukuoka's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Gamba Osaka. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Avispa Fukuoka
1 : 0
Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
2 : 1
Avispa Fukuoka

FAQ

When do Avispa Fukuoka and Gamba Osaka play?

Avispa Fukuoka face Gamba Osaka on October 21, 2026 in J1 League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Avispa Fukuoka and Gamba Osaka?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Avispa Fukuoka won 1, Gamba Osaka won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka?

Avispa Fukuoka score 1.22 goals per game on average and Gamba Osaka 1.00. The J1 League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Avispa Fukuoka's matches and 50% of Gamba Osaka's.

What form are Avispa Fukuoka and Gamba Osaka in?

Over the last 5 games Avispa Fukuoka have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Gamba Osaka 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Avispa Fukuoka vs Gamba Osaka?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.