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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka, 2018

J. League · 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
3 – 0
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bumpei Ueda
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Referee Ryosuke Yamaoka
  • Referee Akihiro Kamegawa

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

6
2
3
V-Varen Nagasaki 11 games · Avg 4.1 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-03-17 Gamba Osaka 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-10-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-02-25 Gamba Osaka 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-09-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Gamba Osaka H 3–0 W
11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–0 W
08 Apr FC Tōkyō H 2–5 L
07 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
31 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
31 Mar Kingstonian FC H 4–1 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–3 L
11 Apr Júbilo Iwata H 2–0 W
08 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
07 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D
31 Mar FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L
31 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D

Season Stats

V-Varen Nagasaki Gamba Osaka
#9 Position #5
21 Points 28
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
25 Scored 61
33 Conceded 53
-8 GD +8
1.17 PPG 1.56
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
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' What a night it is going to be! V-Varen Nagasaki welcome Gamba Osaka for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. V-Varen Nagasaki in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 20' Shogo Nakahara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Yuhei Tokunaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 30' Haruya Ide is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 35' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Hwang Uijo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Japan international Takashi Sawada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' V-Varen Nagasaki 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.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' Daichi Tagami has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Oh Jaeseok has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takuya Takagi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from V-Varen Nagasaki to claim maximum points.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Deniz Hummet 2
Matheus Jesus 2
Shogo Nakahara 1
Kosuke Onose 1
Keito Nakamura 1
Ryutaro Iio 1
Keita Nakamura 1
Issam Jebali 1

Head to Head

2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka 2018-03-17 Gamba Osaka 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-10-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0 Gamba Osaka 2017-02-25 Gamba Osaka 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-09-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0 Gamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2018-04-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-04-08 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–5 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-03-31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-03-31 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–1 Kingstonian FC W

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-04-11 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-04-07 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-03-31 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-03-31 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.35 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki53% Draw21% Gamba Osaka26%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
73%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
47%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki37% Draw36% Gamba Osaka27%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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