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Nagoya Grampus Eight v Gamba Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Gamba Osaka pay J-League competitors Nagoya Grampus Eight a visit on Saturday morning, as leads his men into an away clash with Kenta Hasegawa & co. at the Toyota Stadium. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a sound selection is published below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for it all.

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Nagoya Grampus Eight's next match is v Machida at 10:00 on Sunday 6th September
Gamba Osaka's next match is v JEF United at 10:00 on Sunday 6th September
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Nagoya and Gamba Osaka was on Saturday 22nd August 2026
Japanese J-League
August 22nd 2026
Nagoya 3
1 Gamba Osaka
 
Y. Kimura 7'11' R. Meshino
Y. Asano 83'
M. Ono 90'
 
NAG
GAM
Shots On
12
3
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
4
3
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
10
19
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/1
 
NagoyaGamba Osaka
 
A. Pisano
R. Izumi (M. dos Santos Castro 67')
T. Morishima (M. Ono 78')
S. Inagaki
T. Uchida (Y. Nogami 60')
K. Nakayama (Y. Sato 78')
T. Takamine
Y. Yamagishi (Y. Asano 78')
Y. Kimurafootball icon
S. Tokumoto
T. Hara
R. Araki
S. Nakatani
(G. Nawata 63') football iconR. Meshino
T. Kishimoto
S. Abe
(E. Adams 63') A. Uenaka
R. Yamashita
R. Hatsuse
(T. Usami 86') R. Mito
(N. Nakatsumi 79') D. Hümmet
S. Sasaki

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Nagoya and Gamba Osaka will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 minutes. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 77%. Bookies have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nagoya are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nagoya
41%
4/3
2%
-
Draw
25%
5/2-
Gamba Osaka
35%
7/4
3%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Nagoya 2-1
9%
17/2-
Nagoya 1-0
8%
9/1
6%
-
Gamba Osaka 2-1
8%
10/1-
Gamba Osaka 1-0
8%
10/1-
Nagoya 2-0
6%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1-
Gamba Osaka 2-0
5%
14/1-
Nagoya 3-1
4%
18/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-1
4%
20/1-
Nagoya 3-0
3%
22/1-
Nagoya 3-2
3%
22/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-2
3%
25/1-
Gamba Osaka 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
43/40-
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
47%
1/1-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/13
2%
-
BTTS - No
41%
6/5
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
4/1-
Home/draw
65%
2/5-
Away/draw
59%
8/15-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/4
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/5
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/7
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Home DNB
58%
8/11-
Away DNB
52%
1/1-
Nagoya win to nil
19%
7/2
8%
-
Gamba Osaka win to nil
16%
9/2-
Nagoya / Nagoya
22%
11/4-
Nagoya / Gamba Osaka
3%
25/1-
Nagoya / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Nagoya
14%
5/1-
Draw / Gamba Osaka
12%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
5/1-
Gamba Osaka / Nagoya
4%
22/1
12%
-
Gamba Osaka / Gamba Osaka
18%
7/2-
Gamba Osaka / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Nagoya
Gamba Osaka
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Nov 29
Feb 20
Feb 27
Oct 21
2
JEF United000000 
May 3
Nov 25
Apr 17
Sep 6
3
Kashima000000 
Apr 10
l
 
2-1A
-
Oct 9
4
Cerezo000000 
Oct 21
May 9
Nov 8
Feb 13
5
Kashiwa000000 
May 15
Oct 17
-
-
6
Fagiano000000 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 3
Nov 21
Feb 20
7
Kawasaki000000 
Apr 24
Oct 11
Apr 3
Nov 29
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 6
-
-
9
Machida000000 
Sep 6
Mar 13
Dec 19
Nov 1
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Nov 7
May 29
Oct 24
-
11
Nagoya000000 
-
-
Mar 6
l
 
3-1A
12
Mito000000 
Dec 13
May 22
-
d
 
1-1A
13
Tokyo000000 
Feb 13
Sep 19
Sep 12
May 22
14
Hiroshima000000 
Dec 19
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
Jun 6
Nov 21
Dec 12
Apr 10
16
Shimizu000000 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 17
May 29
Oct 17
17
Urawa Reds000000 
Feb 27
Dec 5
w
 
4-3A
Jun 6
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Mar 10
Sep 12
-
d
 
2-2A
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
Mar 20
Oct 31
Sep 20
-
20
Yokohama FM000000 
Oct 25
Apr 29
Dec 6
May 9
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
Nagoya 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nagoya0 - 1Shimizu
Nagoya1 - 0Avispa
Nagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
Nagoya2 - 1Cerezo
Nagoya0 - 4Kashima
Nagoya3 - 1Shonan
Nagoya1 - 1Tokyo
Nagoya3 - 4Kawasaki
Nagoya1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Nagoya1 - 1Shimizu
Nagoya3 - 0Albirex
Nagoya2 - 1Urawa Reds
Nagoya0 - 0Fagiano
Nagoya1 - 2Kashiwa
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
Nagoya2 - 1Yokohama
Nagoya1 - 2Machida
Nagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANagoya1 - 2Kashima
HNagoya0 - 1Shimizu
HNagoya1 - 0Avispa
ANagoya1 - 3Machida
ANagoya0 - 1Kashiwa
HNagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
ANagoya2 - 2Yokohama
HNagoya2 - 1Cerezo
HNagoya0 - 4Kashima
ANagoya0 - 0Albirex
HNagoya3 - 1Shonan
ANagoya1 - 0Fagiano
HNagoya1 - 1Tokyo
HNagoya3 - 4Kawasaki
ANagoya1 - 2Urawa Reds
HNagoya1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
ANagoya0 - 3Yokohama FM
HNagoya0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
ANagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
HNagoya1 - 1Shimizu
Gamba Osaka 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mito1 - 1Gamba Osaka
Avispa1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Nagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
Kashima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Shonan4 - 5Gamba Osaka
Machida3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Cerezo0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Shimizu0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe3 - 2Gamba Osaka
Urawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Tokyo3 - 0Gamba Osaka
Yokohama1 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kashiwa1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Albirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
Yokohama FM2 - 0Gamba Osaka
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Fagiano2 - 0Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGamba Osaka1 - 1Mito
HGamba Osaka4 - 3Urawa Reds
HGamba Osaka4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AGamba Osaka0 - 1Avispa
HGamba Osaka1 - 1Vissel Kobe
AGamba Osaka2 - 0Nagoya
HGamba Osaka0 - 5Kashiwa
AGamba Osaka0 - 0Kashima
HGamba Osaka4 - 2Albirex
HGamba Osaka3 - 1Yokohama FM
HGamba Osaka1 - 0Urawa Reds
AGamba Osaka5 - 4Shonan
HGamba Osaka3 - 2Yokohama
AGamba Osaka1 - 3Machida
AGamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
HGamba Osaka0 - 3Fagiano
HGamba Osaka2 - 1Kawasaki
AGamba Osaka1 - 0Cerezo
AGamba Osaka1 - 3Kyoto Sanga
HGamba Osaka2 - 0Tokyo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Gamba Osaka have beaten Nagoya in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Nagoya since 2018
Nagoya
Gamba Osaka
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
NAG
3
D
2
GAM
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nagoya
0 - 2Gamba Osaka
0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Nagoya1 - 0
0 - 2Gamba Osaka
Nagoya2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Nagoya3 - 2
League games at Gamba Osaka since 2018
Gamba Osaka
Nagoya
Goals: Scored
15
14
Games: Scored
7 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
1 / 8
NAG
4
GAM
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka2 - 0
Gamba Osaka3 - 2
0 - 1Nagoya
Gamba Osaka3 - 1
1 - 3Nagoya
Gamba Osaka2 - 1
2 - 3Nagoya
2 - 3Nagoya
Goal Statistics

Nagoya Grampus Eight's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday morning, not least because Gamba Osaka have conceded in each of their last 5 J-League matches. A PG of 1.5 for K. Hasegawa's side suggests that run should continue.

Nagoya 6th Gamba Osaka 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Nagoya will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Gamba Osaka will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Nagoya’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Gamba Osaka’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Nagoya
PG (predicted goals)
Gamba Osaka
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
NAG
GAM
56%
better
view stats
Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored1
5
Avg. goals scored0.5
2.5
Avg. shots per game12
12
Avg. shots per goal23
5
Conversion rate for4
21
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+56%
Defence rating
8%
better
NAG
GAM
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first2
2
Goals conceded3
4
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2
Avg. shots/game conceded12
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
2.2
KickOff rating
+8%

Nagoya v Gamba Osaka J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5112
A. PisanoS Inagaki R IzumiS Inagaki 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A. Pisano GLK5
-
T Hara DEF3
-
S Inagaki  DEF51
2
-
S Tokumoto DEF4
-
R Izumi MID51
-
T Morishima MID2
-
T Takamine MID5
-
K Nakayama MID51
-
T Uchida FWD2
-
Y Kimura FWD51
-
Y Yamagishi FWD5
1
-
Subs
H. Hagi GLK
-
Y Nogami DEF5
-
Y Sato DEF4
1
-
Y Asano MID511
1
-
H Koda MID3
-
M Ono MID11
-
T Koyamatsu MID1
-
Mateus FWD3
-
K Nagai FWD3
-
Gamba Osaka J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5222
S NakataniD HümmetR YamashitaT Kishimoto
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Araki GLK3
-
T Kishimoto DEF41
1
1
S Nakatani DEF511
-
S Sasaki DEF5
-
R Hatsuse DEF51
1
-
S Abe MID41
1
R. Mito MID3
-
R Yamashita MID42
-
A Uenaka MID31
-
R Meshino MID41
-
D Hümmet FWD52
1
-
Subs
J Ichimori GLK2
-
S Fukuoka DEF
-
G. Ikegaya DEF3
-
S Kurata MID2
-
T Suzuki MID3
-
E. Adams MID4
-
G. Nawata MID3
-
T Usami FWD2
-
N. Nakatsumi FWD2
-