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	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

Kawasaki Frontale 24 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 Tokyo	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

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' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
9' Kasper Junker puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' Yuki Nogami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kensuke Nagai, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
45' Against the run of play, Mateus has scored! This game has turned on its head.
47' What composure from Mateus! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-3.
52' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
56' What a strike from Taisei Miyashiro! The score is 1-3.
57' Taisei Miyashiro adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
64' The whistle greets Kazuki Kozuka as he departs to be replaced by Daiya Tono.
68' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Noriyoshi Sakai to step up.
69' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Nagasawa is hanging Kasper Junker on the field on 69 minute.
74' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Akihiro Ienaga is replaced by Joao Schmidt.
79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Tatsuki Seko on, Yasuto Wakizaka off on 83 minutes.
88' 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.
90' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Mateus has done his job and it is now time for Thales Procopio to step up.
Nagoya Grampus celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Leandro Damiao	3
Jesiel	3
Mateus	3
Kasper Junker	2
Tatsuya Ito	2
Erison	2
Naoki Maeda	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 Tokyo 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.