Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

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Sun 18 Mar 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-11-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-03-19 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2016-10-30 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–1	L
18 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
11 Mar	Kingstonian FC	H	2–1	W
04 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
03 Mar	Júbilo Iwata	H	1–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–0	W
18 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
11 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W
04 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–0	D
02 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus		Kawasaki Frontale
#3	Position	#14
31	Points	28
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
46	Scored	38
44	Conceded	40
+2	GD	-2
1.72	PPG	1.56
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 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

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 444 games and scored 403 goals.
10' Kazuya Miyahara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 444 appearances.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' 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.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' 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.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
65' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Akihiro Ienaga suffering a number of foals already.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoshito Okubo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryuji Izumi	6
Mateus	3
Leandro Damiao	3
Jesiel	3
Kasper Junker	2
Tatsuya Ito	2
Erison	2
Naoki Maeda	2

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-03-11 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2018-03-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Kingstonian FC W 2018-03-04 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-03-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2018-03-04 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.74 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus37% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale38%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

62%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

63%

Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus31% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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