Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Gamba Osaka
2 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Ryu Takao 35' Y
Y 41' Takuji Yonemoto
Y 50' Shinnosuke Nakatani
Y 79' Oh Jaeseok

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Kentaro Matsui

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
2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-07-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
19 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–0 W
13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
09 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 0–3 L
05 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 4–1 W
29 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–3 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L
09 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
05 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
29 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gamba Osaka is hosting Nagoya Grampus for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Mu Kanazaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 26' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryu Takao on 35 minutes.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 43' The crowd applauds Takuji Yonemoto as he leaves the pitch. Joao Schmidt steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Hiroki Fujiharu comes on to replace Ryu Takao.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shinnosuke Nakatani on 50.
  • 53' Yuki Yamamoto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 58' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Hiroyuki Abe gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ryogo Yamasaki. He replaces Mu Kanazaki on 62 minute.
  • 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 100% of all matches.
  • 72' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Yasuhito Endo comes on to replace Yuki Yamamoto.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oh Jaeseok on 79.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Kazuma Watanabe comes on to replace Patric.
  • 87' What a strike from Takashi Usami! The score is 2-1.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gamba Osaka players.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 4
Jo 4
Ademilson 3
Patric 3
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Isa Sakamoto 2
Jakub Swierczok 2
Ryoya Yamashita 2

Head to Head

2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-07-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2019-03-09 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-19 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2020-09-13 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2020-09-09 Kashiwa Reysol 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka W 2020-08-29 Gamba Osaka 1–3 FC Tōkyō L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-09 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-09-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2020-08-29 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.08 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.51 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka51% Draw19% Nagoya Grampus30%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes86% 0% No14%
Avg goals/match: 5.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 79%
21%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
70%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
49%
Gamba Osaka or Nagoya Grampus
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka40% Draw31% Nagoya Grampus29%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
4 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 3
3.5%
1 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 14% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 17% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 14% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 9% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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