FC Tōkyō vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

FC Tōkyō

1 – 0

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Nagoya Grampus

Sat 15 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 62' Shumpei Naruse

R 82' Shumpei Naruse

Y 90' Mitch Langerak

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Shu Kawamata
Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai
Referee Tomokazu Tajiri

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

FC Tōkyō 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-03-17 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
09 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
01 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
22 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
08 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	6–2	W
01 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
22 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–0	W
18 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
12 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō		Nagoya Grampus
#12	Position	#3
37	Points	31
18	Played	18
13 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
55	Scored	46
42	Conceded	44
+13	GD	+2
2.06	PPG	1.72
72%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/3

61-75

3/1

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Tōkyō is hosting Nagoya Grampus for another epic battle.
5' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Japan international Tsuyoshi Watanabe has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
33' GOAL! Leandro scores on 33. Assisted by Kensuke Nagai
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Ryogo Yamasaki is replacing Naoki Maeda for the Nagoya Grampus side.
51' 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.
55' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Kosuke Ota on, Yutaka Yoshida off on 55 minutes.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shumpei Naruse.
66' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Joao Schmidt is replaced by Ryotaro Ishida on 66 minute.
69' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 69 minute. Kensuke Nagai leaves to be changed by Adailton.
74' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' FC Tokyo make a change. Diego Oliveira trudges off to be replaced by Takuya Uchida on 81 minutes.
82' Shumpei Naruse was booked on 82.
87' Naoki Maeda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
90' Hirotaka Mita is replacing Shuto Abe for the FC Tokyo side.
90' Mitch Langerak is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

36
Kosuke Ota ↑ 55'
17
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 46'
21
Yohei Takeda
13
Haruya Fujii
14
Yosuke Akiyama
27
Yuki Soma ↑ 46'
24
Ryotaro Ishida ↑ 66'

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	6
Kensuke Nagai	3
Kasper Junker	3
Kensuke Nagai	2
Diego Oliveira	2
Keita Endo	1
Kotaro Omori	1
Yojiro Takahagi	1

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-08-01 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-22 Oita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.66 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.85 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō56% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus24%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

76%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

44%

FC Tōkyō or Nagoya Grampus

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō42% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus23%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

6.2%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.9%

4 – 2

3.8%

3 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	19%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.