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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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 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

10
5
9
Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 3.0 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 Jubilo Iwata H 1–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–3 L
01 Aug Jubilo 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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 50% of all matches.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Haruya Ide made 403 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabio Aguiar, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Shu Kurata, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 439 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 85' Mitch Langerak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' It’s high time Tsuneyasu Miyamoto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 3-2 Gamba Osaka.

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
Takeru Kishimoto 2
Takashi Usami 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Isa Sakamoto 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 Jubilo Iwata W

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-08-01 Jubilo 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.