Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 10:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Takuji Yonemoto 3' Y
Sho Inagaki 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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 Tōkyō 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
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 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
04 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
22 Feb Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
07 Dec Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
30 Nov Jubilo Iwata A 1–2 L
23 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D
04 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
07 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W
30 Nov Matsumoto Yamaga FC H 4–1 W
23 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W

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
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
22% 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
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nagoya Grampus host Gamba Osaka — let the battle begin!
  • 3' A moment of madness from Takuji Yonemoto on 3 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nagoya Grampus will be frustrated.
  • 6' Genta Miura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Mateus makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' Nagoya Grampus has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Gabriel Xavier makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sho Inagaki scoring 1 goals.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Ryogo Yamasaki. He replaces Mu Kanazaki on 55 minute.
  • 60' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Shu Kurata on, Yuji Ono off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Sho Inagaki on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nagoya Grampus will be frustrated.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Gabriel Xavier is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Shinya Yajima as he leaves the pitch. Yasuhito Endo steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 76' Mu Kanazaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Hiroyuki Abe exits the field as Joao Schmidt enters on 86.
  • 87' Yuki Yamamoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Genta Miura at the 87 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 4
Jo 4
Ademilson 3
Patric 3
Ryoya Yamashita 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Takeru Kishimoto 2

Head to Head

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 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2019-11-30 Jubilo Iwata 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Gamba Osaka Form

2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2020-07-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-02-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka W 2019-11-30 Gamba Osaka 4–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus43% Draw21% Gamba Osaka36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.6
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 79%
21%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
63%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
57%
Nagoya Grampus or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus35% Draw31% Gamba Osaka34%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
4 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
1 – 1
3.5%
2 – 4
3.5%
4 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 12% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 16% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 15% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 11% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

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

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