Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Yutaka Yoshida 49' Y
Y 81' Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Yasuki Kimoto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Kentaro Matsui
  • Referee Yuki Noda

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 Tōkyō 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

7
7
10
Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-03-17 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
21 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–0 W
17 Mar Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
13 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
10 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
06 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
21 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–2 W
14 Mar Oita FC Trinita A 1–1 D
10 Mar Vissel Kobe H 2–3 L
06 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus FC Tōkyō
#3 Position #12
31 Points 37
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
46 Scored 55
44 Conceded 42
+2 GD +13
1.72 PPG 2.06
56% Win % 72%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Tōkyō kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and FC Tōkyō are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Xavier made 439 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Shuto Abe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' Takumi Nakamura is replacing Hotaka Nakamura for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Naoki Maeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
  • 49' Yutaka Yoshida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Naoki Maeda exits the field as Manabu Saito enters on 57.
  • 62' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Hirotaka Mita is replaced by Shuto Abe.
  • 64' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Kensuke Nagai comes on to replace Kyosuke Tagawa.
  • 65' Masato Morishige has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Ryogo Yamasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoichiro Kakitani on 78 minute.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 82' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Keigo Higashi is withdrawn and Takuya Uchida gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Mateus exits the field as Kazuki Nagasawa enters on 86.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yasuki Kimoto.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Kasper Junker 3
Kensuke Nagai 3
Kensuke Nagai 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Naoki Maeda 1
Jang Hyunsoo 1
Leandro 1

Head to Head

2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-03-17 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-21 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-17 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-10 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-17 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-03-14 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or FC Tōkyō 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw24% FC Tōkyō34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
58%
Nagoya Grampus or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus31% Draw39% FC Tōkyō30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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