V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 14 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 6–7 L 18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L 21 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 18 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 7–6 W 22 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L 19 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 6–5 W 11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L 04 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W 21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 15–16 L Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Gamba Osaka #18 Position #4 16 Points 25 14 Played 15 5 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 6 18 Scored 58 26 Conceded 49 -8 GD +9 1.14 PPG 1.67 36% Win % 60% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 18th (16 pts). Gamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 13' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryoya Yamashita is hanging Welton on the field on 13 minute.
- 18' Eduardo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 23' Gamba Osaka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 28' Welton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryoya Yamashita suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Issam Jebali is replaced by Takashi Usami.
- 43' Gamba Osaka is showing some good football. However, Gamba Osaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Shuto Abe by Takato Yamamoto on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Gamba Osaka winning 100% of all matches.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 63' Another substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki to replace Thiago Santana by Matheus Jesus on 63 minute.
- 68' V-Varen Nagasaki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Harumi Minamino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 78' Goal! Matheus Jesus scores his 4 goal in 330 matches.
- 80' GOAL! Deniz Hummet scores on 80. Assisted by Ryoya Yamashita
- 81' Harumi Minamino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryotaro Meshino on 81 minute.
- 85' The referee shows V-Varen Nagasaki player a card on 85.
- 87' Another substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki to replace Motoki Hasegawa by Ryogo Yamasaki on 87 minute.
- The final score is 6-7.
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V-Varen Nagasaki
Starting XI- 4
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Thiago Santana ↓ Matheus Jesus 63'
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Riku Yamada ↓ Yuto Iwasaki 87'
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Bench- 19
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Matheus Jesus ↑ 63'
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Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 87'
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Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 87'
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Tenmu Matsumoto ↑ 63'
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Coach Takuya TakagiGamba Osaka
Starting XI-
11
Issam Jebali ↓ Takashi Usami 38'
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Ryo Hatsuse ↓ Shinya Nakano 81'
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Shuto Abe ↓ Takato Yamamoto 46'
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Welton ↓ Ryoya Yamashita 13'
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Bench-
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Takashi Usami ↑ 38'
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Ryoya Yamashita ↑ 13'
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Shinya Nakano ↑ 81'
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Harumi Minamino ↑ 81'
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Takato Yamamoto ↑ 46'
Coach Jens Wissing -
Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka L 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-03-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L