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Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
Gamba Osaka
2 – 3
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 24 Feb 2018 · 05:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Yoji Imaoka
  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

9
5
11
Gamba Osaka 25 games · Avg 3.1 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-04-15 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2016-12-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-04-30 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 2–3 L
19 Feb Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
09 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
04 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–2 L
30 Jan Vegalta Sendai A 0–3 L
20 Jan Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Gamba Osaka A 3–2 W
23 Feb Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
18 Feb Kashima Antlers A 0–5 L
10 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–0 W
03 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–5 L
29 Jan Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus
#5 Position #3
28 Points 31
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
61 Scored 46
53 Conceded 44
+8 GD +2
1.56 PPG 1.72
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 2 G 1 A
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Asahi Uenaka 1 G
Welton 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' It’s high time Levir Culpi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitch Langerak made 446 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hwang Uijo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Levir Culpi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Yukinari Sugawara is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 85' Shu Kurata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 90' Japan international Yuki Kobayashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • The points are shared — Gamba Osaka 2-3 Nagoya Grampus. Honours even.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 4
Jo 4
Ademilson 3
Patric 3
Ryoya Yamashita 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Yudai Kimura 2

Head to Head

2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-04-15 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2016-12-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-04-30 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2018-02-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-02-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-01-30 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-01-20 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Gamba Osaka L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-02-18 Kashima Antlers 5–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-02-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-02-03 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-01-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.29 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.72 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 93% + Both teams to score 89%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka44% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus36%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes89% 0% No11%
Avg goals/match: 6.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 93%
7%
± 3.5 83%
17%
± 4.5 69%
31%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
64%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
56%
Gamba Osaka or Nagoya Grampus
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka41% Draw30% Nagoya Grampus29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 3
Actual
4 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
4 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%
3 – 4
3.2%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 14% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 16% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 14% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.