Gamba Osaka will welcome Nagoya Grampus to Panasonic Stadium for a matchday 36 fixture in the J1 League on Saturday.ガンバ大阪オフィシャル@GAMBA_OFFICIAL11/20（土）明治安田生命J1 第36節 名古屋戦 試合情報 #ガンバ大阪 #GAMBAOSAKA gamba-osaka.net/homegame/news/…7:31 AM · Nov 18, 20211201811/20（土）明治安田生命J1 第36節 名古屋戦 試合情報 #ガンバ大阪 #GAMBAOSAKA gamba-osaka.net/homegame/news/…The hosts narrowly edged a five-goal thriller away to Oita Trinita before the international break. Patric starred with a hat-trick to guide his side to a 3-2 victory away from home.Nagoya Grampus had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw away to Vegalta Sendai. Yoichiro Kakitani and Takuma Nishimura scored in either half to share the spoils at fulltime.The draw saw Grampus drop to fifth place in the table, having accrued 62 points from 35 matches. Gamba Osaka sit in 13th place on 43 points.Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus Head-to-HeadThe two sides have clashed on 36 occasions and Nagoya have a slightly better record with 15 wins to their name.Gamba Osaka were victorious on 13 occasions while eight matches in the past ended in a share of the spoils.Their most recent meeting came in April when goals from Ryogo Yamasaki and Yuki Soma helped Nagoya Grampus secure a 2-0 victory on home turf.Both sides have lost just one of their last five league games, although the hosts have been more consistent with three wins registered in this sequence.Gamba Osaka form guide: W-W-L-W-DNagoya Grampus form guide: D-W-W-L-DGamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus Team NewsGamba Osaka Jun Ichimori (hamstring), Leandro Pereira (hamstring) and Yuji Ono (hamstring) are all still sidelined with injury issues.Injuries: Jun Ichimori, Leandro Pereira, Yuji OnoSuspension: NoneNagoya GrampusYuichi Maruyama (cruciate ligament), Hiroyuki Abe (knee) and Takuji Yonemoto (meniscal) are all unavailable due to injuries.Injury: Yuichi Maruyama, Hiroyuki Abe, Takuji YonemotoSuspension: NoneGamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus Predicted XIGamba Osaka Predicted XI (3-4-3): Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK); Keisuke Karokawa, Shunya Suganuma, Ko Yanagisawa; Hiroki Fujiharu, Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuki Yamamoto, Shu Kurata; Wellington Silva, Takashi Usami, PatricNagoya Grampus Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK); Yutaka Yoshida, Min-Tae Kim, Shinnosuke Nakatani, Kazuya Miyahara; Kazuki Nagasawa, Sho Inagaki; Ryoya Morishita, Naoki Maeda, Mateus dos Santos; Jakub Swierczok名古屋グランパス / Nagoya Grampus@nge_official“コンディションが上がってきている。今は思ったとおりに体が動いているので、いい状態かなと思います”20日の #ガンバ大阪 戦に向けて #相馬勇紀 選手がオンライン会見に応じました💻#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampus3:20 AM · Nov 18, 202167353“コンディションが上がってきている。今は思ったとおりに体が動いているので、いい状態かなと思います”20日の #ガンバ大阪 戦に向けて #相馬勇紀 選手がオンライン会見に応じました💻#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampusGamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus PredictionNagoya Grampus are favorites on paper but the visitors' recent struggles have seen them fall from the AFC Champions League spots.The hosts, by contrast, have impressed in recent weeks and will be looking to register a third consecutive victory. The two sides are likely to each play on the front foot and we are backing the spoils to be shared in a low-scoring draw.Prediction: Gamba Osaka 1-1 Nagoya Grampus