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 (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

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

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	Jubilo 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

28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

11% 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

2/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/3

61-75

3/1

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Kawasaki Frontale for this crunch clash at .
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jo made 439 appearances and scored 56 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Ryota Aoki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
70' Yoshito Okubo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Japan international Ryuji Izumi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' 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.
90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
0-1 the final result. Nagoya Grampus will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Sho Inagaki	2
Kasper Junker	2
Tatsuya Ito	2
Erison	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 Jubilo 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.