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Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo, 2018

J. League · 2018
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Shuichi Majima
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata

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

7
7
11
Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo 2018-04-28 FC Tokyo 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-04 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tokyo 2017-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct FC Tokyo H 1–2 L
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
15 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–4 L
01 Sep Júbilo Iwata A 6–1 W
26 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 4–1 W
19 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
29 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L
22 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
15 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
02 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
26 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus FC Tokyo
#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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 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
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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
FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome FC Tokyo for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' FC Tokyo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' FC Tokyo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Lins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
  • 45' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Japan international Shinnosuke Nakatani has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Kento Hashimoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryota Aoki made 452 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yahiro Kazama will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and FC Tokyo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tokyo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Kensuke Nagai 3
Kasper Junker 3
Kensuke Nagai 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Keigo Higashi 1
Kotaro Omori 1
Mateus 1

Head to Head

2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo 2018-04-28 FC Tokyo 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-04 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tokyo 2017-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-09-01 Júbilo Iwata 1–6 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

FC Tokyo Form

2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo W 2018-09-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2018-09-02 FC Tokyo 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-08-26 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 FC Tokyo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.31 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus37% Draw23% FC Tokyo40%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Tokyo
63%
Nagoya Grampus or FC Tokyo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus32% Draw35% FC Tokyo33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 1
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 4
3.2%
4 – 2
3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 12% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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