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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 Kyōto 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 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
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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus get this one started.
  • 1' Shuhei Akasaki adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 11' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 16' It’s high time Yahiro Kazama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Shinnosuke Nakatani is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 38' Joao Schmidt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 43' Gamba Osaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Ademilson doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Shuhei Akasaki by Aria Hasegawa on 71 minute.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Yasuhito Endo as he leaves the pitch. Shinya Yajima steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 79' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Ryuji Izumi has done his job and it is now time for Yuki Soma to step up.
  • 81' The whistle greets Oh Jaeseok as he departs to be replaced by Koki Yonekura.
  • 83' Shinya Yajima is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 84' Shu Kurata makes way for Kazuma Watanabe at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 87' Hiroki Fujiharu does the damage! The net is bulging and Gamba Osaka surge ahead!
  • 90' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 90 minute. Gabriel Xavier leaves to be changed by Kazuhiko Chiba.
  • The points are shared — Gamba Osaka 2-3 Nagoya Grampus. Honours even.

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
Yudai Kimura 2
Takeru Kishimoto 2
Takashi Usami 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 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.