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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
71% 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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The 30-year-old Kazuya Miyahara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Naoki Maeda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Jo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's shape.
  • 45' FC Tōkyō 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.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kensuke Nagai, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Akihiro Hayashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yahiro Kazama might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' 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.
  • With this win, FC Tōkyō is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Kein Sato 1
Willian Rocha 1
Kensuke Nagai 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.