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Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Schmidt 86' Y
Y 90' Matej Jonjic

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Satoshi Karakami
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

12
6
5
Nagoya Grampus 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-05-02 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-12-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Sagan Tosu FC A 4–0 W
01 Dec Shonan Bellmare H 2–2 D
24 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
10 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L
06 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
22 Feb Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
01 Dec Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
24 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 0–3 L
10 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
06 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Cerezo Osaka FC
#3 Position #2
31 Points 31
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
46 Scored 48
44 Conceded 38
+2 GD +10
1.72 PPG 1.72
56% Win % 61%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. cerezo osaka fc get us underway at .
  • 5' cerezo osaka fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' cerezo osaka fc is showing some good football. However, cerezo osaka fc are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Yoichiro Kakitani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Kim Jinhyeon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' nagoya grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against cerezo osaka fc's shape.
  • 46' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuki Soma by Naoki Maeda on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. nagoya grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lotina might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' cerezo osaka fc have won 410 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' Yasuki Kimoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 68' Shuhei Akasaki gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Ryuji Izumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Leandro Desabato on, Hiroshi Kiyotake off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Kota Mizunuma comes on to replace Hiroaki Okuno.
  • 79' What a strike from Shuhei Akasaki! The score is 0-1.
  • 79' Bruno Mendes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ken Tokura at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' cerezo osaka fc looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Pablo Sabbag scoring 1 goals.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Schmidt.
  • 90' Assisted by Naoki Maeda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shuhei Akasaki makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Matej Jonjic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Yuki Kobayashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takuji Yonemoto at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Sota Kitano 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Solomon Sakuragawa 2
Satoki Uejo 2
Yumeki Yokoyama 2
Yuki Soma 2

Head to Head

2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-05-02 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-12-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-12-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-11-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2018-12-01 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-11-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-11-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-11-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus53% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC26%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
74%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
47%
Nagoya Grampus or Cerezo Osaka FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus37% Draw37% Cerezo Osaka FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
3 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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