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Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka, 2018

J. League · 2018
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Yuki Noda
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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

11
5
9
Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 3.1 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-04-15 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–2 W
01 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 2–1 W
22 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
18 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
20 May Kashiwa Reysol H 2–3 L
13 May Júbilo Iwata H 1–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–3 L
01 Aug Júbilo Iwata A 1–1 D
28 Jul Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D
22 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L
18 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–4 L
19 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka
#3 Position #5
31 Points 28
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
46 Scored 61
44 Conceded 53
+2 GD +8
1.72 PPG 1.56
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 2 G 1 A
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Asahi Uenaka 1 G
Welton 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka is underway.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The travelling Gamba Osaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Mitch Langerak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 30' Masaaki Higashiguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Shun Nagasawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosuke Onose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 55' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
  • 60' Takashi Kanai, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yahiro Kazama will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' It’s high time Tsuneyasu Miyamoto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' Shu Kurata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 4
Jo 4
Patric 3
Ademilson 3
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Takeru Kishimoto 2

Head to Head

2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2018-02-24 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-02 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus 2017-04-15 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-07-22 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-05-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-08-01 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2018-07-28 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2018-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.1 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.55 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 87%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus53% Draw18% Gamba Osaka29%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
72%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
47%
Nagoya Grampus or Gamba Osaka
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus40% Draw31% Gamba Osaka29%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 3
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
4 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%
1 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Gamba Osaka 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% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

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

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