Match Report
7th against 10th, but level on points: Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka both had 0.
Defeat had followed defeat for Nagoya Grampus — four in succession. Defeat had not touched Gamba Osaka in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Nagoya Grampus, 13/15 for Gamba Osaka.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Nagoya Grampus have 4 wins to Gamba Osaka's 6, with 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.4 all-time.
The match was played at Toyota Stadium (capacity 44,380). The referee was K. Nagamine, with 41 matches in our database and 0.9 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nagoya Grampus: Yudai Kimura (7'), Yuya Asano (83'), Masahito Ono (90') · Gamba Osaka: Ryotaro Meshino (11')
Key stats
Possession: Nagoya Grampus 52% · Gamba Osaka 48% · Total shots: 21-10 · On target: 12-3 · Corners: 4-3