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Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Gamba Osaka
2 – 3
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Shinya Yajima 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Referee Toshiyuki Wazumi
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura

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 Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo 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
10
Gamba Osaka 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 2–3 L
02 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–2 W
23 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
01 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L
24 Nov V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–1 W
10 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Gamba Osaka A 3–2 W
02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Sagan Tosu FC A 4–0 W
01 Dec Shonan Bellmare H 2–2 D
24 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
10 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
28% 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
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 1' GOAL! Shuhei Akasaki fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 6' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 16' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 26' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' It’s high time Yahiro Kazama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Shinnosuke Nakatani has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 38' Goal! Joao Schmidt scores his 11 goal in 324 matches.
  • 43' Kazuhiko Chiba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' Jo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Magnificent from Ademilson! That is 24 goals in 403 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Aria Hasegawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuhei Akasaki at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Yasuhito Endo is replaced by Shinya Yajima.
  • 79' Yuki Soma gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Ryuji Izumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Koki Yonekura comes on to replace Oh Jaeseok.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shinya Yajima.
  • 84' Shu Kurata makes way for Kazuma Watanabe at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 87' What a strike from Hiroki Fujiharu! The score is 2-3.
  • 90' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Gabriel Xavier trudges off to be replaced by Kazuhiko Chiba on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. Nagoya Grampus beats Gamba Osaka

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 4
Jo 4
Patric 3
Ademilson 3
Takeru Kishimoto 2
Takashi Usami 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Isa Sakamoto 2

Head to Head

2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus

Gamba Osaka Form

2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka W 2019-02-23 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2018-12-01 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-11-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-11-10 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-12-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.01 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.92 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 89%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka38% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus42%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes89% 0% No11%
Avg goals/match: 5.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 82%
18%
± 4.5 68%
32%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
58%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
62%
Gamba Osaka or Nagoya Grampus
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka36% Draw30% Nagoya Grampus34%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 3
4.8%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 1
3.7%
4 – 3
3.6%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 4
3.6%
3 – 4
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 12% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 15% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 15% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 11% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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