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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 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

11
5
9
Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 3.1 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 Júbilo 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

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' We are underway at Toyota Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Takuji Yonemoto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 6' Genta Miura does the damage! The net is bulging and Gamba Osaka surge ahead!
  • 11' Nagoya Grampus have won 402 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' What an equalizer from Mateus!
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' It’s high time Tsuneyasu Miyamoto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Gabriel Xavier puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
  • 36' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yosuke Ideguchi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Ryogo Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mu Kanazaki at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 443 games and scored 402 goals.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Yuji Ono is replaced by Shu Kurata.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sho Inagaki on 70 minutes.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Naoki Maeda comes on to replace Gabriel Xavier.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Shinya Yajima is replaced by Yasuhito Endo on 71 minute.
  • 76' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Masaaki Higashiguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' Joao Schmidt is replacing Hiroyuki Abe for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Yuki Yamamoto comes on to replace Genta Miura.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Patric 3
Ademilson 3
Takashi Usami 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Isa Sakamoto 2
Jakub Swierczok 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 Júbilo 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.