Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

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Nagoya Grampus

Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 17,304 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Kasper Junker

0–2 45' Mateus

Taisei Miyashiro 56' 1–2

Overview

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
Assistant 2 Satoshi Michiyama (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

Kawasaki Frontale 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
01 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	4–3	W
18 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–0	D
11 Mar	Albirex Niigata	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–1	W
09 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Albirex Niigata	A	3–1	W
18 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–0	W
04 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L

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' Welcome to Todoroki Athletics Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus.
5' Takuma Ominami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
9' Against the run of play, Kasper Junker has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' The 30-year-old Shinnosuke Nakatani has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
24' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' 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.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kento Tachibanada is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
39' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Haruya Fujii scoring 1 goals.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Mateus does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
47' Brilliant from the ! Mateus makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 45.
52' Sho Inagaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Taisei Miyashiro doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
57' Taisei Miyashiro adds to his 2 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
62' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
64' Daiya Tono is replacing Kazuki Kozuka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
68' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Noriyoshi Sakai is hanging Kensuke Nagai on the field on 68 minute.
69' The supporters are chanting for Kazuki Nagasawa. He replaces Kasper Junker on 69 minute.
74' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Akihiro Ienaga is withdrawn and Joao Schmidt gets his opportunity.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Yasuto Wakizaka exits the field as Tatsuki Seko enters on 83.
88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 90 minute. Mateus leaves to be changed by Thales Procopio.
Full Time. Nagoya Grampus beats Kawasaki Frontale

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Schmidt ↑ 74'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 83'
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 64'
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 74'
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 64'
18
Chanatip Songkrasin

Coach Toru Oniki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 69'
3
Yuichi Maruyama ↑ 90'
16
Yohei Takeda
7
Ryuji Izumi
9
Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 68'
92
Naldinho
21
Thales Paula ↑ 90'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryuji Izumi	6
Jesiel	3
Mateus	3
Leandro Damiao	3
Tatsuya Ito	2
Naoki Maeda	2
Erison	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-04-09 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-04-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-03-04 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-01 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2023-03-12 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-03-04 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.98 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale39% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus37%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

63%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

61%

Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus31%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.3%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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