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 (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.7 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	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

Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 3.1 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	Kyōto 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

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

15% 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

5/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Yuya Yamagishi	3 G
Takuya Uchida	2 G	1 A
Yudai Kimura	2 G	1 A
Naomichi Ueda	1 G	1 A

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	5 G	3 A
Ryotaro Meshino	2 G
Welton	2 G
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Nagoya Grampus have kicked off against Gamba Osaka. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Nagoya Grampus currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
8' Sho Inagaki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
12' Shuto Abe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 12.
17' 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.
22' 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.
27' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Yudai Kimura makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
32' What a strike from Yudai Kimura! The score is 3-0.
37' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 450 games and scored 410 goals.
52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takashi Usami made 303 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
77' 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 Haruya Fujii suffering a number of foals already.
80' Poor challenge from Ryotaro Meshino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' 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.
Nagoya Grampus celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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