GolVolt — Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Nagoya Grampus – Gamba Osaka 3:1

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Before that, Nagoya Grampus went 4 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

Nagoya Grampus unbeaten in 4 matches

WWDD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 19 September, 0:1 against FC Tokyo.

Table

3 points apart in the table

15.Gamba Osaka11 pts 11.Nagoya Grampus14 pts

Gamba Osaka: place 15, 11 pts · Nagoya Grampus: place 11, 14 pts.

Streak

Nagoya Grampus have scored in 4 matches in a row

WWDD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 7 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Issam Jebali

Gamba Osaka · forward

4goals 2assists 6.87avg rating

Last match, Kyoto Sanga: 1 goal, rating 7.8.

Yudai Kimura

Nagoya Grampus · forward

2goals 1assist 6.98avg rating

Last match, Yokohama F. Marinos: rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Gamba Osaka at home and Nagoya Grampus away, as in this match.

Gamba Osaka

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.8scored per match1.8conceded per match

Nagoya Grampus

away · 10

2W2D6L0.9scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

37 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · J1 League Nagoya Grampus 3:1 Gamba Osaka Kimura 7' · Asano 83' · Ono 90+7' · Meshino 11'. Nagoya Grampus: a first win in this fixture in 4 meetings.

4wins

0 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

1wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1, last: Kyoto Sanga) · Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1, last: Yokohama F. Marinos).

JIIchimori TKKishimoto SNNakatani SFFukuoka SNNakano TSSuzuki RMMito RYYamashita TUUsami KSSumi IJJebali DSSchmidt THHara TTTakamine STTokumoto TUUchida SIInagaki TMMorishima KNNakayama RIIzumi YKKimura YYYamagishi

Gamba OsakaNagoya Grampus

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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