Saturday , 17 October 2026

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
V-Varen Nagasaki
2 – 2
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Wed 2 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC Peace Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenshin Yasuda 79' 1–0
Matheus Jesus 84' 2–0
2–1 90' Deniz Hummet
2–2 90+4' Issam Jebali
Y 36' Ryo Hatsuse
Hotaru Yamaguchi 61' Y
Kanta Doi 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Peace Stadium.

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

6
2
3
V-Varen Nagasaki 11 games · Avg 4.1 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-02 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-11-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
29 Aug FC Tokyo H 0–3 L
21 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L
15 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L
23 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L
17 May Vissel Kobe H 5–4 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–2 D
29 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
22 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–3 L
15 Aug FC Mito Holly Hock A 1–1 D
24 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
10 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L

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
13% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
11% 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
–/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
Kenshin Yasuda 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' In just a few seconds Peace Stadium will turn into a battlefield for V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Tokuma Suzuki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Gamba Osaka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' Ryo Hatsuse is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Shunya Yoneda is replacing Keita Takahata for the V-Varen Nagasaki side.
  • 50' Masahiro Sekiguchi makes way for Matheus Jesus at the 50 minute mark. A tactical switch from V-Varen Nagasaki.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Hijiri Onaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Hotaru Yamaguchi is booked for V-Varen Nagasaki — card on 61.
  • 66' Kenshin Yasuda gets the nod from V-Varen Nagasaki. He replaces Thiago Santana and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Kanta Doi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 68' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 68 minute. Tokuma Suzuki leaves to be changed by Yuki Yoshihara.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gamba Osaka that had 410 games and scored 381 goals.
  • 75' The whistle greets Kanta Doi as he departs to be replaced by Yusei Egawa.
  • 79' Kenshin Yasuda adds to his 1 season tally! V-Varen Nagasaki lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Ryo Hatsuse is replaced by Shinya Nakano on 82 minute.
  • 84' A goal from the Brazil international Matheus Jesus! He fires home on 84 to make it 2-0!
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Deniz Hummet doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • It finishes all square. V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tomokazu Myojin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Deniz Hummet 2
Matheus Jesus 2
Issam Jebali 1
Hijiri Onaga 1
Kenshin Yasuda 1
Shogo Nakahara 1
Keita Nakamura 1
Hijiri Onaga 1

Head to Head

2026-09-02 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Gamba Osaka 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-11-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Gamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2026-09-02 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2026-08-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 FC Tokyo L 2026-08-21 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-08-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-05-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-05-17 V-Varen Nagasaki 5–4 Vissel Kobe W

Gamba Osaka Form

2026-09-02 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2026-08-29 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-08-22 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2026-08-15 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-05-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.62 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki35% Draw22% Gamba Osaka43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
57%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
65%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Gamba Osaka
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki29% Draw34% Gamba Osaka37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6%
2 – 3
5.6%
1 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 4
3.7%
1 – 4
3.3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 17% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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