Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
15% 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
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ 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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
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' It’s Showtime! The match between V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka is underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His V-Varen Nagasaki side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' V-Varen Nagasaki are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
  • 25' Japan international Ryota Takasugi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' V-Varen Nagasaki are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 201 games and scored 65 goals.
  • 60' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. V-Varen Nagasaki must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Kenta Tokushige has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 201 appearances.
  • 80' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hwang Uijo made 416 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Ryo Hatsuse, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Gamba Osaka will have plenty to reflect on. V-Varen Nagasaki were simply the better side today.

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
Keito Nakamura 1
Ryutaro Iio 1
Keita Nakamura 1
Issam Jebali 1
Hijiri Onaga 1
Kenshin Yasuda 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.