Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 90' Mu Kanazaki

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
  • 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 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

14
4
6
Kawasaki Frontale 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
14 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–0 W
10 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
03 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–1 W
27 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
23 Sep Yokohama FC H 3–2 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 0–3 L
14 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
10 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
30 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
26 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 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
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
28% 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
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Schmidt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Magnificent from Kaoru Mitoma! That is 56 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' Naoki Maeda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hiroyuki Abe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shinnosuke Nakatani makes it 1-1.
  • 62' Kosuke Ota needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Jesiel makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 65' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryogo Yamasaki is hanging Hiroyuki Abe on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Yasuto Wakizaka gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Kengo Nakamura and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Kosuke Ota on, Oh Jaeseok off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Kaoru Mitoma makes way for Manabu Saito at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Mu Kanazaki gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Leandro Damiao has done his job and it is now time for Kazuya Yamamura to step up.
  • Full Time. Kawasaki Frontale beats Nagoya Grampus

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

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

2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-27 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Yokohama FC W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-10-14 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.28 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale53% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus25%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
75%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
47%
Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale39% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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