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Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale 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 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

14
4
6
Kawasaki Frontale 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-11-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-03-19 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
15 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 7–0 W
01 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
25 Aug Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
19 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
15 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
15 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–4 L
01 Sep Jubilo Iwata A 6–1 W
26 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 4–1 W
19 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
15 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Nagoya Grampus
#14 Position #3
28 Points 31
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
38 Scored 46
40 Conceded 44
-2 GD +2
1.56 PPG 1.72
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitch Langerak made 439 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Brazil international Elsinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's shape.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Ryota Aoki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Shinnosuke Nakatani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryuji Izumi 6
Mateus 3
Leandro Damiao 3
Jesiel 3
Kasper Junker 2
Tatsuya Ito 2
Naoki Maeda 2
Erison 2

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-11-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-03-19 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 7–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-09-01 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-09-01 Jubilo Iwata 1–6 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-08-15 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.63 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale57% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
77%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
43%
Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale 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% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale 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.