Match details. J3 League, Regular Season - 14. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 06:00 Lagos time. It is played at Gifu Memorial Center Nagaragawa Ball Field.
What's at stake. FC Gifu are 7th on 22 points after 13 games, 1 point behind Nara Club, level on points with Sagamihara. A win would take them above Nara Club. FC Osaka are 4th on 23 points after 13 games, 3 points behind Renofa Yamaguchi, level on points with Roasso Kumamoto. A win would take them level on points with Renofa Yamaguchi.
Form. FC Gifu have won four, drawn none and lost six of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W W L. FC Osaka have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L D L.
The numbers. FC Gifu score 0.8 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. FC Gifu average 6.2 corners and 1.4 cards a game. FC Osaka score 1.7 and concede 0.9 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Osaka average 4.7 corners and 1.4 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last six meetings FC Gifu have won one, drawn three and lost two. One of the six went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, FC Gifu won one, two were drawn and FC Osaka won one. The last time they met, on 29 Nov 2025, it finished FC Gifu 2-3 FC Osaka.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Five of the last six meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: FC Gifu 1-1 FC Osaka (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).