The campaign has been back-breaking for Gamba Osaka so far, while Nagoya Grampus have played well. Will the away side take another scalp at Nishigaoka National Stadium?
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have the most matches under the total-line (16) in J-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The complete J-League stats at home this season for Gamba Osaka are 6-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The supporters are hoping that Gamba will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Tokyo (placed 10th). Midfield player Yamamoto got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Yamamoto hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 44 successful passes (of 54 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Urawa Reds (1-3).Gamba Osaka have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Nishigaoka National Stadium with 21 goals in 14 league matches. Gamba Osaka have conceded 18 in these home matches. When Gamba hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Yokohama, Kashiwa Reysol, Kyoto Sanga, Shonan Bellmare and Consadole Sapporo), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Nagoya Grampus have produced an overall stat of 5-1-8 so far. It's all red in the travel logs of Nagoya Grampus, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Nabisco Cup home loss versus Avispa Fukuoka with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A loss, in the Nabisco Cup away at Avispa Fukuoka, earlier.
Nagoya Grampus have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Grampus in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Nagoya Grampus - Gamba Osaka 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Gamba wins - draws - Nagoya Grampus wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() K. Junker 13 goals | ![]() J. Alano Nascimento 7 goals | ![]() D. Da Purificação Oliveira 6 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 37 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| 53 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 30 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| 69% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 45% |
| 41% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 69% | 79% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 31% |
| 24% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.6 | 15.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 27% | 30% |
| 13.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Gamba Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nagoya Grampus have the most matches under the total-line (16) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 23 |