Gamba Osaka vs V-varen Nagasaki — Friendlies Clubs 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 4+ matches
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 585,131 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Gamba Osaka creates 20% more chances
Season form · 6 home / 4 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over88
- Under12
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes84
- No16
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Gamba Osaka ↓
Most likely 2–2 (7%) · grid covers 80% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Gamba Osaka at home — creates 2.83, concedes 2.17 · 6 matches
V-varen Nagasaki away — creates 2.50, concedes 2.75 · 4 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Gamba Osaka attack 2.83 + V-varen Nagasaki defence 2.75 → ÷2 → 2.79
V-varen Nagasaki attack 2.50 + Gamba Osaka defence 2.17 → ÷2 → 2.33
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 48%?"
Gamba Osaka at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 48% does not mean "Gamba Osaka will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Head to Head
5 previous meetingsGamba Osaka host V-varen Nagasaki on Saturday, 1 February 2025 at 02:00. The match is part of the Friendlies Clubs 2026/2027 season.
Friendlies Clubs: Gamba Osaka 5–5 V-varen Nagasaki
Gamba Osaka and V-varen Nagasaki drew 5-5 in Friendlies Clubs on February 1, 2025.
The match was played at Gosamaru Athletic Field in Nakagusuku.



