Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

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' Welcome to Panasonic Stadium Suita that hosts another battle between Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Ryogo Yamasaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Brilliant from the ! Mu Kanazaki makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 21.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Patric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Ryu Takao catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Gabriel Xavier is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takuji Yonemoto on 41.
  • 43' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Takuji Yonemoto exits the field as Joao Schmidt enters on 43.
  • 46' Hiroki Fujiharu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryu Takao at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Shinnosuke Nakatani will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' Yuki Yamamoto doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Naoki Maeda is replaced by Hiroyuki Abe on 58 minute.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Ryogo Yamasaki on, Mu Kanazaki off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' Oh Jaeseok has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Yuki Yamamoto is replaced by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 79' Oh Jaeseok is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Patric has done his job and it is now time for Kazuma Watanabe to step up.
  • 87' Takashi Usami makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Gamba Osaka take all three points.

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
Patric 3
Ademilson 3
Takeru Kishimoto 2
Takashi Usami 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Isa Sakamoto 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.