Saturday , 14 November 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
15% 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
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus has kicked off!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shu Kurata is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' Mu Kanazaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 26' Yuichi Maruyama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The 36-year-old Oh Jaeseok has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Ryu Takao picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 452 games and scored 412 goals.
  • 41' Takuji Yonemoto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Takuji Yonemoto is replaced by Joao Schmidt on 43 minute.
  • 46' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Ryu Takao by Hiroki Fujiharu on 46 minute.
  • 50' Nagoya Grampus player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuki Yamamoto makes it 1-1.
  • 58' Hiroyuki Abe gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Naoki Maeda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Mu Kanazaki trudges off to be replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Yuki Yamamoto is replaced by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 79' Nagoya Grampus player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mateus made 452 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Patric departs to be replaced by Kazuma Watanabe.
  • 87' What composure from Takashi Usami! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Sho Inagaki 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Takeru Kishimoto 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.