J-League match preview: Nagoya Grampus versus Gamba Osaka

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 20.July
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Nagoya Grampus in 10th and Gamba Osaka in 11th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka.

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Nagoya Grampus form and stats

Nagoya Grampus have collected 16 points from their home games so far after 5-1-3.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Gamba Osaka in the J-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Cerezo Osaka.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nagoya Grampus have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Nagoya Grampus are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 13 goals in 9 matches. Nagoya Grampus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

Playing away, Gamba Osaka have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.

Gamba Osaka has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nagoya Grampus for a J-League game that ended a draw (2-2). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Shimizu S-Pulse.

Gamba Osaka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Gamba Osaka find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gamba Osaka have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nagoya Grampus - Gamba Osaka 2-2 earlier this season. Nagoya Grampus-Gamba Osaka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nagoya Grampus 4 wins, Gamba Osaka 3 wins, 3 draws. 10 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Jô
5 goals / 3 assists
Ademilson
5 goals / 2 assists
Hwang Ui-jo
4 goals / 1 assists

Nagoya Grampus missing players

Gamba Osaka missing players

Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
20 9 4 Played 2 10 20
7 5 3 Won 0 3 6
5 1 0 Drew 1 3 6
8 3 1 Lost 1 4 8
29 13 7 Scored 0 13 25
27 7 2 Conceded 3 16 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 50% 80% 85%
80% 67% 75% Over 1.5 50% 70% 60%
45% 33% 25% Over 2.5 50% 70% 50%
30% 22% 25% Over 3.5 0% 50% 40%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 10% 20%
50% 22% 0% BTTS 0% 60% 55%
30% 56% 75% Clean Sheets 50% 30% 35%
20% 22% 25% Failed To Score 100% 30% 25%
 
5.8 4.8 5.5 Corners For (avg) 4.5 5.1 5.5
3.1 3.3 3.2 Corners Against (avg) 5 4.5 3.9
0.9 0.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nagoya Grampus have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Nagoya Grampus
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
30-06-19 JL Vissel Kobe 5 - 3 Nagoya Grampus
03-07-19 EC Nagoya Grampus 0 - 3 Institute of Fitness
07-07-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 0 - 2 Shonan Bellmare
13-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 3 - 0 Nagoya Grampus
20-07-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 2 - 2 Gamba Osaka
04-08-19 JL Urawa Reds 10:00 Nagoya Grampus
10-08-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 10:00 Kawasaki Frontale
18-08-19 JL Matsumoto Yamaga 09:00 Nagoya Grampus
24-08-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 09:00 Yokohama F. Marinos
30-08-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 10:30 Tokyo
Gamba Osaka
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
29-06-19 JL Matsumoto Yamaga 1 - 3 Gamba Osaka
03-07-19 EC Gamba Osaka 7 - 1 Kamatamare Sanuki
07-07-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 1 Gamba Osaka
13-07-19 JL Gamba Osaka 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
20-07-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 2 - 2 Gamba Osaka
02-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 10:00 Gamba Osaka
10-08-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14-08-19 EC Gamba Osaka 09:30 Hosei University
18-08-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Júbilo Iwata
23-08-19 JL Kashima Antlers 10:00 Gamba Osaka

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 20 13 3 4 30 16 12 10 0 2 23 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 14 42
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 20 12 3 5 35 25 10 7 3 0 20 7 10 5 0 5 15 18 10 39
3 Kashima Antlers 19 11 4 4 34 16 10 8 1 1 21 6 9 3 3 3 13 10 18 37
4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 9 8 1 28 11 10 2 7 1 10 7 8 7 1 0 18 4 17 35
5 Oita Trinita 19 9 5 5 23 16 10 5 2 3 12 6 9 4 3 2 11 10 7 32
6 Cerezo Osaka 20 9 4 7 20 12 10 5 2 3 11 4 10 4 2 4 9 8 8 31
7 Consadole Sapporo 20 9 4 7 30 26 10 6 2 2 22 12 10 3 2 5 8 14 4 31
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 8 5 6 25 15 9 3 3 3 8 5 10 5 2 3 17 10 10 29
9 Urawa Reds 19 8 3 8 18 25 9 3 1 5 7 15 10 5 2 3 11 10 -7 27
10 Nagoya Grampus 20 7 5 8 29 27 9 5 1 3 13 7 11 2 4 5 16 20 2 26
11 Gamba Osaka 20 6 6 8 25 29 10 3 3 4 12 13 10 3 3 4 13 16 -4 24
12 Shonan Bellmare 20 7 2 11 25 32 10 3 2 5 12 14 10 4 0 6 13 18 -7 23
13 Vegalta Sendai 20 7 2 11 22 30 10 6 1 3 15 13 10 1 1 8 7 17 -8 23
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 20 6 4 10 26 42 9 4 0 5 13 21 11 2 4 5 13 21 -16 22
15 Vissel Kobe 20 6 3 11 30 36 9 3 2 4 16 16 11 3 1 7 14 20 -6 21
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 20 4 6 10 12 26 11 2 3 6 7 14 9 2 3 4 5 12 -14 18
17 Júbilo Iwata 20 4 5 11 14 26 10 1 4 5 10 15 10 3 1 6 4 11 -12 17
18 Sagan Tosu 20 5 2 13 13 29 9 4 0 5 9 13 11 1 2 8 4 16 -16 17

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