Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2020
FC Tokyo
1 – 0
Full Time
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 Tokyo vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Shu Kawamata
  • Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai
  • Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

11
7
7
FC Tokyo 25 games · Avg 2.2 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Ōita 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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
85% 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
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Ryogo Yamasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Japan international Kosuke Ota has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitch Langerak made 452 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Against the run of play, Leandro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Ryogo Yamasaki gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Naoki Maeda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arthur, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Kosuke Ota gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Yutaka Yoshida and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shumpei Naruse.
  • 66' Ryotaro Ishida gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Joao Schmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Adailton on 69 minute.
  • 74' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Diego Oliveira exits the field as Takuya Uchida enters on 81.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Shumpei Naruse. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 87' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Hirotaka Mita is replacing Shuto Abe for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Mitch Langerak argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Kensuke Nagai 3
Kasper Junker 3
Diego Oliveira 2
Kensuke Nagai 2
Leandro 1
Soma Anzai 1
Yasuki Kimoto 1

Head to Head

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

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 Ōita 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
5%
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.