Kawasaki Frontale vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Kawasaki Frontale

2 – 1

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Nagoya Grampus

Sun 2 Jun 2024 · 08:10 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kota Takai 53' Y

Kento Tachibanada 85' Y

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)

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 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–1	W
25 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
19 May	Gamba Osaka	A	1–3	L
15 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–5	L
11 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W
06 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
26 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–1	D
18 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
15 May	FC Tōkyō	H	3–1	W
11 May	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
06 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	3–2	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

14% 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

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus is underway.
5' What a strike from Akihiro Ienaga! The score is 1-0.
10' Tatsuki Seko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
18' Akihiro Ienaga makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
23' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' Yuki Nogami is replacing Ryuji Izumi for the Nagoya Grampus side.
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' Sho Inagaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
39' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
44' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shuto Tanabe on, Jesiel off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
53' It’s gonna be a card for Kota Takai.
58' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Kasper Junker departs to be replaced by Yuya Yamagishi.
64' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
66' Marcinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hinata Yamauchi on 66 minute.
71' 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.
76' Japan international Hinata Yamauchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryosuke Yamanaka is hanging Takuya Uchida on the field on 80 minute.
81' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Yuki Yamamoto comes on to replace Daiya Tono.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kento Tachibanada on 85.
89' Goal! Chang-rae Ha scores his 3 goal in 444 matches.
90' The supporters are chanting for Shin Yamada. He replaces Bafetimbi Gomis on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
Yuichi Maruyama
23
Marcinho ↑ 66'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
77
Yuki Yamamoto ↑ 81'
15
Shuto Tanabe ↑ 46'
9
Erison
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 90'

Coach Toru Oniki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 59'
18
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 59'
66
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 80'
2
Yuki Nogami ↑ 24'
16
Yohei Takeda
11
Yuya Yamagishi ↑ 59'
25
Tojiro Kubo

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
Naoki Maeda	2
Erison	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2024-05-19 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-05-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2024-05-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-05-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tōkyō W 2024-05-11 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.08 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus33%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale 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	36%	64%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

67%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

56%

Kawasaki Frontale or Nagoya Grampus

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale33% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus29%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.5%

1 – 0

3.5%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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