TOKYO. Nagoya Grampus beats Gamba Osaka 1-0 after H. Fujii scored just 1 goal (26′). Gamba Osaka lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Nishigaoka National Stadium stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe with the help of Takeshi Asada and Soichi Iwasaki. The 4th official was Shūhei Ishimaru. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.69 degrees Celsius or 69.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Gamba Osaka

0 - 1

Nagoya Grampus

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 102
  • 37 Dangerous attack 45
  • 85 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Gamba Osaka had a superior ball possession 60% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nagoya Grampus was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nagoya Grampus won the match.​

Gamba Osaka shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nagoya Grampus shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gamba Osaka received 2 yellow cards (Yuki Yamamoto and Kyung-won Kwon). Talking about the opposition, Nagoya Grampus received 1 yellow card (Takuji Yonemoto).

Match Timeline

23'
Takuji Yonemoto- Yellow
26'
42'
Yuki Nogami- sub ->Akinari Kawazura
52'
57'
Issam Jebali- sub ->Ryotaro Meshino
58'
Shu Kurata- sub ->Ryu Takao
59'
71'
77'
Tsukasa Morishima- sub ->Kensuke Nagai
86'
Takuya Uchida- sub ->Ryuji Izumi
87'
Ryoga Kida- sub ->Kasper Junker

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 match, Gamba Osaka will stay with 34 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Nagoya Grampus will have 50 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

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

Gamba Osaka – Formation

Gamba Osaka
G
Masaaki Higashiguchi 1.Japan
6.1
D
Shota Fukuoka 2.Japan
7.0
D
G. Miura 5.Japan
7.5
D
Ryu Takao 13.Japan
7.0
59'
D
Kyung-won Kwon 20.South Korea
7.0
52'
D
K. Kurokawa 24.Japan
6.3
M
Dawhan 23.Brazil
7.1
M
Yuki Yamamoto 29.Japan
6.8
57'
M
Juan Alano 47.Brazil
6.3
71'
F
T. Usami 7.Japan
7.0
F
Ryotaro Meshino 8.Japan
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
K. Ishikawa 25.Japan
D
Yota Sato 16.Japan
D
Shinya Nakano 33.Japan
M
Dai Tsukamoto 21.Japan
7.0
71'
M
Shu Kurata 10.Japan
6.4
59'
M
Hideki Ishige 48.Japan
F
Issam Jebali 11.Tunisia
6.6
58'

Gamba Osaka adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Higashiguchi (6.1), Ryu Takao (7.0), Genta Miura (7.5), Kyung-won Kwon (7.0), Shota Fukuoka (7.0), Keisuke Kurokawa (6.3), Dawhan (7.1), Yuki Yamamoto (6.8), Juan Alano (6.3), Ryotaro Meshino (6.4) and Takashi Usami (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Shu Kurata (6.4), Issam Jebali (6.6), Yota Sato, Dai Tsukamoto, Kei Ishikawa, Shinya Nakano, Hideki Ishige and Dai Tsukamoto (7.0).

Gamba Osaka could not rely on the presence of Dai Tsukamoto (injured).

Substitutions

Gamba Osaka made 3 changes: Ryotaro Meshino for Issam Jebali (58′), Ryu Takao for Shu Kurata (59′) and Juan Alano for Dai Tsukamoto (71′).

Best player: Genta Miura​

The most impressive player for Gamba Osaka was Genta Miura.

His rating is (7.5) with 93 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
7.7
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
7.5
D
Haruya Fujii 13.Japan
7.5
26'
D
Akinari Kawazura 24.Japan
6.7
42'
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
7.3
23'
M
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
7.7
86'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.5
M
Tojiro Kubo 20.Japan
7.7
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
7.3
77'
F
Taika Nakashima 27.Japan
6.4
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
6.7
87'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
6.4
42'
M
Haruki Yoshida 31.Japan
M
Tsukasa Morishima 14.Japan
6.4
77'
M
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.4
86'
F
Naoki Maeda 25.Japan
F
Ryoga Kida 42.Japan
6.8
87'

Also Nagoya Grampus adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Kenta Hasegawa played with: Mitchell Langerak (7.7), Haruya Fujii (7.5), Shinnosuke Nakatani (7.5), Akinari Kawazura (6.7), Tojiro Kubo (7.7), Sho Inagaki (7.5), Takuji Yonemoto (7.3), Ryuji Izumi (7.7), Kasper Junker (6.7), Taika Nakashima (6.4) and Kensuke Nagai (7.3).

They had on the bench: Yuki Nogami (6.4), Tsukasa Morishima (6.4), Yohei Takeda, Naoki Maeda, Yoshida Haruki, Takuya Uchida (6.4), Ryoga Kida (6.8) and Haruki Yoshida.

Nagoya Grampus could not rely on the presence of Yuki Nogami (injured) and Ryoga Kida (injured).

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: Akinari Kawazura for Yuki Nogami (42′), Kensuke Nagai for Tsukasa Morishima (77′), Kasper Junker for Ryoga Kida (87′) and Ryuji Izumi for Takuya Uchida (86′).

Best player: Mitchell Langerak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was the goalkeeper: Mitchell Langerak. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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