Japan - J1 Leaguetranscosmos Stadium NagasakiData current as of August 30, 2026

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka: match statistics

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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

V-Varen Nagasaki plays Gamba Osaka in J1 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for September 2, 2026. Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki.

Recent form

V-Varen Nagasaki has 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.75 points per game. Gamba Osaka has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.25 points per game.

Scoring records

V-Varen Nagasaki scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 2.25. Gamba Osaka scores 1.50 and allows 1.75. Games in this league average 3.05 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of V-Varen Nagasaki's games and 75% of Gamba Osaka's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 50%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Gamba Osaka has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 0.88 per game. V-Varen Nagasaki takes 7.3 shots per game, while Gamba Osaka takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

V-Varen Nagasaki leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Gamba Osaka leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

V-Varen Nagasaki's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). For Gamba Osaka, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J1 League games average 3.05 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
1Goals scored / game1.5
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
2.25Goals allowed / game1.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
45%Average possession56%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
2.25Shots on target / game4.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.25Shots per game12.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
2.25Shots on target4.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
13.8%Shot conversion11.8%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
45%Possession56%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0.88xG for1.44
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
1.64xG against1.97
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

Shooting quality

V-Varen Nagasaki: Counter-attackingGamba Osaka: Balanced
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
Accuracy (shots on target)31%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Gamba Osaka is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / game - V-Varen Nagasaki · 1.25 pts / game - Gamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki
WLLL
Season result split
25% W0% R75% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.3xG: 0.88Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%
Gamba Osaka
WDLD
Season result split
25% W50% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Gamba Osaka is 50% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - V-Varen Nagasaki · 1.5 goals / game - Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka is 29% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.25 goals / game - V-Varen Nagasaki · 1.75 goals / game - Gamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki scoring profile: strong

V-Varen Nagasaki scores in 50% of games (2 of 4 meczów), while Gamba Osaka keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 meczów).

Gamba Osaka scoring profile: very strong

Gamba Osaka scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 meczów), while V-Varen Nagasaki keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)6
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
9Goals conceded (season)7
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
3.25Average goals per game3.25
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
4Goals scored (last 5)6
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%2 goals25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%3 goals25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%4 goals25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal75%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%2 goals50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%3 goals50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
25%4 goals0%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%BTTS in both halves25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%Scored in both halves25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%BTTS - last 575%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Gamba Osaka is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - V-Varen Nagasaki · 1.25 pts / game - Gamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Gamba Osaka - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.25
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.5
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
50%Clean sheet before half-time25%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
75%No goal before half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per game (2nd half)1.25
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
2Average goals (2nd half)1.75
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
0%Clean sheet after half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka
75%No goal after half-time50%
V-Varen NagasakiGamba Osaka

V-Varen Nagasaki - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Gamba Osaka - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

V-Varen Nagasaki - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.00
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.81.5
Average goals per game1.32.0
1 goal75%100%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal75%75%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 25% leading - 25% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Gamba Osaka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.251.25
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.51.8
1 goal75%75%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals25%25%
Clean sheet25%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

V-Varen Nagasaki
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
3
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Gamba Osaka
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

V-Varen Nagasaki

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.76
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
152%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Gamba Osaka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

V-Varen NagasakiLigaGamba Osaka
Average goals per game 3.253.05 3.25
Both teams scored 50%60% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%60% 50%
Clean sheets 0%23% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%78% 75%
Goal after half-time 100%80% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.05
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.48
Away goals / game
+7%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka play?

V-Varen Nagasaki face Gamba Osaka on September 2, 2026 in J1 League at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka?

V-Varen Nagasaki score 1.00 goals per game on average and Gamba Osaka 1.50. The J1 League average is 3.05 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 50% of V-Varen Nagasaki's matches and 75% of Gamba Osaka's.

What form are V-Varen Nagasaki and Gamba Osaka in?

Over the last 5 games V-Varen Nagasaki have a 1-0-3 record (0.75 points per game) and Gamba Osaka 1-2-1 (1.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for V-Varen Nagasaki vs Gamba Osaka: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.