Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo — 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 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
2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tokyo 2020-08-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo 2019-03-17 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
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 Ōita 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 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nagoya Grampus and FC Tokyo has kicked off!
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Tsuyoshi Watanabe, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Naoki Maeda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 22' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Hotaka Nakamura has done his job and it is now time for Takumi Nakamura to step up.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' FC Tokyo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at Paloma Mizuho Stadium. FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' 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.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Manabu Saito on, Naoki Maeda off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuto Abe is hanging Hirotaka Mita on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Kensuke Nagai on, Kyosuke Tagawa off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Masato Morishige makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 70' The 35-year-old Takuji Yonemoto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Yoichiro Kakitani has done his job and it is now time for Ryogo Yamasaki to step up.
  • 81' Tsuyoshi Watanabe was booked on 81.
  • 82' Takuya Uchida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 82 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Kazuki Nagasawa. He replaces Mateus on 86 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Yasuki Kimoto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Nagoya Grampus 0-0 FC Tokyo. Honours even.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

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
Ryotaro Araki 1
Yota Sato 1
Naoki Maeda 1

Head to Head

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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo Form

2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2021-03-21 FC Tokyo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-17 FC Tokyo 3–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-03-14 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2021-03-10 FC Tokyo 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2021-03-06 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or FC Tokyo 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw24% FC Tokyo34%
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 Tokyo
58%
Nagoya Grampus or FC Tokyo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus31% Draw39% FC Tokyo30%
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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