FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus overcomes Gamba Osaka 1-0 after S. Inagaki  scored just 1 goal (67′). Gamba Osaka lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Yudai Yamamoto with the support of Isao Nishihashi and Yukimasa Anai. The 4th official was Hiroyoshi Iwata. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Nagoya Grampus

1 - 0

Gamba Osaka

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 14 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 107 Attack 119
  • 39 Dangerous attack 25
  • 143 Ball safe 134
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 21
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gamba Osaka had a strong ball possession 57% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nagoya Grampus was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nagoya Grampus won the match​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 1 yellow card (Ryuji Izumi). Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka received 6 yellow cards (Dawhan, Juan Alano, Hideki Ishige, T. Usami, K. Kurokawa and Shota Fukuoka).

Match Timeline

33'
Dawhan- Yellow
39'
Juan Alano- Yellow
Kensuke Nagai- sub ->Takuya Uchida
46'
56'
Hideki Ishige- Yellow
Kasper Junker- sub ->Noriyoshi Sakai
57'
Takuji Yonemoto- sub ->Kazuki Nagasawa
57'
61'
Ryuji Izumi- Yellow
63'
Sho Inagaki(goal)
67'
70'
70'
70'
T. Usami- sub ->Hideki Ishige
78'
T. Usami- Yellow
Yuki Nogami- sub ->Mateus
79'
83'
87'
Shota Fukuoka- Yellow
90'
K. Kurokawa- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
FC Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After this contest, Nagoya Grampus will have 23 points like Vissel Kobe to gain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Gamba Osaka will stay with 7 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Gamba Osaka will host Vissel Kobe on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.8
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
6.8
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.7
D
Haruya Fujii 13.Japan
7.1
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
7.5
M
Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan
6.8
57'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
8.2
67'
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.5
46'
F
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
6.9
63'
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
6.3
57'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
7.2
79'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Akinari Kawazura 24.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
7.0
79'
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.6
57'
F
Ryoga Kida 42.Japan
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
6.2
46'
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
6.8
57'

Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (6.8), Haruya Fujii (7.1), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.7), Yuichi Maruyama (6.8), Takuya Uchida (6.5), Sho Inagaki (8.2), Kazuki Nagasawa (6.8), Ryoya Morishita (7.5), Ryuji Izumi (6.9), Mateus (7.2) and Noriyoshi Sakai (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Akinari Kawazura, Ryoga Kida, Takuji Yonemoto (6.6), Yohei Takeda, Kensuke Nagai (6.2), Yuki Nogami (7.0) and Kasper Junker (6.8).

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: Takuya Uchida for Kensuke Nagai (46′), Noriyoshi Sakai for Kasper Junker (57′), Kazuki Nagasawa  for Takuji Yonemoto (57′) and Mateus for Yuki Nogami (79′).

Best player: Sho Inagaki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Sho Inagaki.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 32 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10.

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Kosei Tani 99.Japan
6.2
D
Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea
6.9
D
Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan
6.5
87'
D
Riku Handa 3.Japan
6.2
D
K. Kurokawa 24.Japan
6.8
90'
M
Hideki Ishige 48.Japan
5.8
70' 56'
M
Neta Lavi 18.Israel
6.2
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
6.5
70' 33'
F
Ryotaro Meshino 8.Japan
6.8
61'
F
Juan Alano 47.Brazil
6.6
83' 39'
F
Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia
6.2
70'
Substitutes
G
Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan
D
G. Miura 5.Japan
D
Ryu Takao 13.Japan
5.8
61'
M
R. Yamamoto 6.Japan
6.7
70'
F
T. Usami 7.Japan
6.2
70' 78'
F
H. Yamami 37.Japan
83'
F
Musashi Suzuki 9.Japan
6.2
70'

Gamba Osaka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Daniel Poyatos Algaba played with: Kosei Tani (6.2), Riku Handa (6.2), Shota Fukuoka (6.5), Kyung-won Kwon (6.9), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.8), Dawhan (6.5), Neta Lavi (6.2), Hideki Ishige (5.8), Juan Alano (6.6), Issam Jebali (6.2) and Ryotaro Meshino (6.8).

They had on the bench: Rihito Yamamoto (6.7), Takashi Usami (6.2), Genta Miura, Hiroto Yamami, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Ryu Takao (5.8) and Musashi Suzuki (6.2).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 5 changes: Ryotaro Meshino for Ryu Takao (61′), Dawhan for Rihito Yamamoto (70′), Issam Jebali for Musashi Suzuki (70′), Hideki Ishige for Takashi Usami (70′) and Juan Alano for Hiroto Yamami (83′).

Best player: Kyung-won Kwon​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Kyung-won Kwon.

His rating is (6.9) with 72 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​