Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Gamba Osaka
1 – 3
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'
Shu Kurata 30' Y
Ko Yanagisawa 54' Y
Patric 85' Y

Overview

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

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
2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 1–3 L
07 Nov Ōita FC Trinita A 3–2 W
03 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–0 W
23 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
16 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
02 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–5 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Gamba Osaka A 3–1 W
07 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
03 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
24 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
26 Sep Ōita FC Trinita H 1–0 W

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 ball is rolling at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Gamba Osaka are looking to make home advantage count against Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jakub Swierczok, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 8' Jakub Swierczok is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Naoki Maeda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 22' Yoichiro Kakitani doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' Goal! Yoichiro Kakitani scores his 20 goal in 374 matches.
  • 28' Mitch Langerak, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Jakub Swierczok has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' Gamba Osaka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Min-Tae Kim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Gamba Osaka ring the changes. Ryu Takao has done his job and it is now time for Ko Yanagisawa to step up.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Patric gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 54' Ko Yanagisawa was booked on 54.
  • 59' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Fukuda is hanging Kosuke Onose on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Ryu Takao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 408 appearances.
  • 74' It’s high time Masanobu Matsunami made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yasuki Kimoto by Kazuki Nagasawa on 77 minute.
  • 80' Wellington Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yosuke Ideguchi at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 82 minute. Naoki Maeda leaves to be changed by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Patric.
  • 89' Ryogo Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jakub Swierczok at the 89 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nagoya Grampus to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

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

2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka 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

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-11-07 Ōita FC Trinita 2–3 Gamba Osaka W 2021-11-03 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-10-02 Gamba Osaka 1–5 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Ōita FC Trinita W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.79 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.72 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka40% Draw21% Nagoya Grampus39%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.51
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 78%
22%
± 4.5 63%
37%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
62%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
60%
Gamba Osaka or Nagoya Grampus
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka35% Draw32% Nagoya Grampus33%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
3.7%
4 – 2
3.6%
2 – 4
3.5%
4 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 12% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 16% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 15% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 11% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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