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FC Tōkyō vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
FC Tōkyō
3 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

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

11
7
7
FC Tōkyō 25 games · Avg 2.2 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-04 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tōkyō 2017-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2016-11-25 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W
23 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–5 L
21 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–0 W
14 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L
25 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–3 L
22 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
21 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–3 L
16 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
14 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L

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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 441 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuya Miyahara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' , a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Japan international Kazuki Kushibiki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Sei Muroya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
  • 40' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 45' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tokyo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Ryota Aoki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yahiro Kazama will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' The 39-year-old Masato Morishige has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' 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.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tokyo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Kensuke Nagai 3
Kasper Junker 3
Diego Oliveira 2
Kensuke Nagai 2
Keita Yamashita 1
Jo 1
Leandro 1

Head to Head

2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-04 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tōkyō 2017-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2016-11-25 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

FC Tokyo Form

2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tōkyō D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-04-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-16 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.07 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo60% Draw18% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 71%
29%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
78%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
40%
FC Tokyo or Nagoya Grampus
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo47% Draw32% Nagoya Grampus21%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
4.7%
4 – 1
4.7%
4 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 16% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 18% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 11% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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