Nagoya Grampus vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Nagoya Grampus

2 – 1

Full Time

Gamba Osaka

Wed 6 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC Toyota Stadium 38,880 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sho Inagaki 8' 1–0

Yudai Kimura 31' 2–0

2–1 90+5' Rin Mito

Y 12' Shuto Abe

Y 80' Ryotaro Meshino

Overview

Match Preview

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

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
Assistant 2 Mikiya Nishimura

11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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

Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka 2026-02-15 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2025-10-25 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Gamba Osaka 2025-04-12 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-10-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Gamba Osaka	H	2–1	W
03 May	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
19 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	2–3	L

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
02 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–0	W
29 Apr	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	7–6	W
22 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–2	L
19 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	6–5	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' Welcome to Toyota Stadium that hosts another battle between Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shinnosuke Nakatani made 439 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
8' GOAL! Sho Inagaki scores on 8. Assisted by Katsuhiro Nakayama
12' Gamba Osaka player sees a card in front of him.
17' It’s high time Jens Wissing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryoya Yamashita, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
31' GOAL! Yudai Kimura scores on 31. Assisted by Teruki Hara
32' Yudai Kimura with the second goal in the match!
37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
47' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sho Inagaki scoring 1 goals.
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 403 games and scored 377 goals.
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
67' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Rui Araki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' Shuhei Tokumoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
77' 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.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryotaro Meshino.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
90' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Wissing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka W 2026-05-03 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka L 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka W 2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.86 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.76 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 87%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus45% Draw20% Gamba Osaka35%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes87% 0% No13%

Avg goals/match: 5.62

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

65%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

55%

Nagoya Grampus or Gamba Osaka

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus35% Draw31% Gamba Osaka34%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

3 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.9%

4 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 4

3.5%

1 – 1

3.4%

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	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	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.