Saturday , 14 November 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

Match Preview

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
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Nagoya Grampus does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 8' Brilliant from the ! Jakub Swierczok makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 8.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuya Miyahara made 452 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' A goal from the Japan international Yoichiro Kakitani! He fires home on 22 to make it 0-2!
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Yoichiro Kakitani makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' Nagoya Grampus have won 412 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' Jakub Swierczok has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 30' The referee has no hesitation. Shu Kurata is booked for Gamba Osaka — Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Ko Yanagisawa on, Ryu Takao off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Nagoya Grampus has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 53' Goal! Patric scores his 91 goal in 348 matches.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ko Yanagisawa.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Yuya Fukuda comes on to replace Kosuke Onose.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gamba Osaka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuya Asano scoring 1 goals.
  • 77' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Yasuki Kimoto is withdrawn and Kazuki Nagasawa gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Wellington Silva comes on to replace Yosuke Ideguchi.
  • 82' Ryoya Morishita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Naoki Maeda at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patric on 85.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Ryogo Yamasaki comes on to replace Jakub Swierczok.
  • 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
Sho Inagaki 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Takeru Kishimoto 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.