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

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J. League · 2020

FC Tokyo

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

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

FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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 Tokyo	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 Tokyo 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo	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 Tokyo		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

0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Ajinomoto Stadium as FC Tōkyō face off against Nagoya Grampus in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The 25-year-old Ryotaro Ishida has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
20' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' GOAL! Leandro scores on 33. Assisted by Kensuke Nagai
38' Brazil international Diego Oliveira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' Kosuke Ota is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
46' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Naoki Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Ryogo Yamasaki to step up.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kosuke Ota is hanging Yutaka Yoshida on the field on 55 minute.
60' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shumpei Naruse.
66' The supporters are chanting for Ryotaro Ishida. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 66 minute.
69' Adailton is replacing Kensuke Nagai for the FC Tokyo side.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
81' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Diego Oliveira has done his job and it is now time for Takuya Uchida to step up.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shumpei Naruse on 82.
87' 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.
90' Hirotaka Mita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuto Abe at the 90 minute mark.
90' The referee calls foul for Mitch Langerak. He receives a Yellow card.
Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tōkyō were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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
Keigo Higashi	1
Kotaro Omori	1
Mateus	1

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-08-15 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo56% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus24%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw

76%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

44%

FC Tokyo or Nagoya Grampus

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo42% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus23%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.