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Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Tue 4 May 2021 · 06:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka
  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto
  • Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
7
Kawasaki Frontale 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 4–0 W
18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
14 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W
11 Apr FC Tōkyō A 4–2 W
07 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 0–4 L
22 Apr Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
18 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
11 Apr Ōita FC Trinita A 3–0 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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% 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
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G
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' KICK OFF: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Ao Tanaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 31' Goal! Jesiel scores his 7 goal in 49 matches.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jung Sungryong made 452 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Mateus has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 46' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' GOAL! Miki Yamane scores on 50. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma
  • 55' The 36-year-old Yoichiro Kakitani has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Yuichi Maruyama adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Kei Chinen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leandro Damiao at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' Manabu Saito is replacing Naoki Maeda for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 100% of all matches.
  • 72' Yoichiro Kakitani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryogo Yamasaki on 72 minute.
  • 73' Sho Inagaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 77' Yasuto Wakizaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma on 77 minute.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yutaka Yoshida, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 83' GOAL! Mateus scores on 83.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • With this win, Kawasaki Frontale is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Jesiel 3
Mateus 3
Leandro Damiao 3
Tatsuya Ito 2
Naoki Maeda 2
Erison 2
Akihiro Ienaga 2

Head to Head

2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-11 Ōita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.43 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale52% Draw20% Nagoya Grampus28%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
72%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
48%
Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale37% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus28%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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