Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2020
FC Tōkyō
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 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
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
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 Tōkyō 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 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Tokyo 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' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The 31-year-old Arthur has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Australia international Mitch Langerak has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' Leandro does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Naoki Maeda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Ryogo Yamasaki on, Naoki Maeda off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' 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' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 55 minute. Yutaka Yoshida leaves to be changed by Kosuke Ota.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Shumpei Naruse will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Ryotaro Ishida on, Joao Schmidt off on 66 minutes.
  • 69' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Adailton on 69 minute.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' 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.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Diego Oliveira is replaced by Takuya Uchida.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Red card for Shumpei Naruse.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shuto Abe made 441 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Shuto Abe as he leaves the pitch. Hirotaka Mita steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • 90' Mitch Langerak is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Full Time. FC Tokyo beats Nagoya Grampus

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
Keita Yamashita 1
Jo 1
Leandro 1

Head to Head

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

FC Tokyo Form

2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 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 L

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 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.