Big-shot Nagoya Grampus arrive at Gamba Osaka after their 1-1-result versus Vegalta Sendai. Check out our broad preview!
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (20) in J-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gamba can neither be promoted or relegated from J-League. Grampus are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Gamba Osaka have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 9 defeats from 17 games.
It's back home for Gamba, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Oita Trinita away with the result 3-2. Patric (3) found the net in that victory. What a game it was for Patric when beating Oita Trinita, applying the finishing touch to three goals! The attacker Patric was declared "man of the match" for Gamba with a rating of 9.43/10. Patric scored three goals and hit one key pass.
Before that match, a win away at Yokohama F. Marinos.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gamba here at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). On the other hand, Gamba have conceded 25 goals.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Playing away, Nagoya Grampus have won 7 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the J-League this season.
Grampus has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Vegalta Sendai for a J-League game that ended a draw (1-1). Midfield player Kazuki Nagasawa was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.33/10. Nagasawa dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 62 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Kashiwa Reysol.The visiting Nagoya Grampus have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Nagoya Grampus are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus - Gamba 2-0 was the end result in these squads' previous h2h fixture, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Gamba won three, Nagoya Grampus were winners in five and we saw two draws. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Aguiar Oliveira 12 goals | ![]() S. Inagaki 8 goals | ![]() M. dos Santos Castro 7 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| 42 | 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 86% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 89% |
| 54% | 65% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 59% | 57% |
| 37% | 53% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| 17% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| 11% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 40% | 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 29% | 26% |
| 37% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 53% | 57% |
| 37% | 41% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 35% | 29% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 9.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | 28% |
| 13.6 | 13 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 3 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (20) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (9) away in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 47 | 85 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 46 | 75 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 67 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 62 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 56 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 51 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 49 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 45 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -4 | 45 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -11 | 43 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 40 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 35 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -20 | 33 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -22 | 30 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 32 | -27 | 28 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 35 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | -28 | 27 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -40 | 27 |