Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON
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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)
Match Details
- Referee Shinji Ochi
- Referee Hiroki Katsumata
- Referee Yusuke Seino
- Referee Ryo Nakazawa
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Jul | Gamba Osaka | H | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Jul | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 Jul | Shonan Bellmare | H | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Jun | Vissel Kobe | A | 3–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Nagoya Grampus | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Aug | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Jul | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 2–3 | L |
| 27 Jul | Ōita FC Trinita | H | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Jul | FC Tōkyō | A | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Jul | Sagan Tosu FC | H | 0–0 | 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)
H2H (24 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
Nagoya Grampus this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale has kicked off!
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' Brazil international Leandro Damiao has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 11' Ryuji Izumi puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
- 16' Haruya Fujii needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 18' Ryuji Izumi with the second goal in the match!
- 23' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 27' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a Yellow card on 27.
- 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 37' Jo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 443 games and scored 402 goals.
- 46' Manabu Saito is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yasuto Wakizaka at the 46 minute mark.
- 51' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
- 59' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Kazuya Yamamura is replaced by Leandro Damiao.
- 64' Naoki Maeda does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
- 69' Kosuke Ota is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kazuya Miyahara at the 69 minute mark.
- 71' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Kengo Nakamura is withdrawn and Akihiro Ienaga gets his opportunity.
- 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 79' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuki Kobayashi is hanging Eduardo Neto on the field on 79 minute.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Shogo Taniguchi.
- 85' Jesiel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 85' Aria Hasegawa is replacing Gabriel Xavier for the Nagoya Grampus side.
- 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 1
- 23
- 25
- 34
- 29
-
6
Kazuya Miyahara ↓ Kosuke Ota 69'
-
10
Gabriel Xavier ↓ Aria Hasegawa 85'
- 7
- 20
-
21
Eduardo Neto ↓ Yuki Kobayashi 79'
Bench
-
36
Kosuke Ota ↑ 69'
- 5
- 16
-
4
Yuki Kobayashi ↑ 79'
-
9
Aria Hasegawa ↑ 85'
- 31
- 26
Coach
Yahiro Kazama
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
- 10
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 5
-
14
Kengo Nakamura ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 71'
- 8
-
28
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Manabu Saito 46'
- 25
- 34
Bench
- 21
- 6
- 16
-
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 71'
-
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 46'
-
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 59'
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
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2019-08-10
Nagoya Grampus
3–0
Kawasaki Frontale
L
2019-08-04
Kawasaki Frontale
0–0
Matsumoto Yamaga FC
D
2019-07-31
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3–2
Kawasaki Frontale
L
2019-07-27
Kawasaki Frontale
3–1
Ōita FC Trinita
W
2019-07-14
FC Tōkyō
0–3
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2019-07-07
Kawasaki Frontale
0–0
Sagan Tosu FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.38
Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86
Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 3.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 4.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw
71%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
52%
Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
Actual
Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
| Handicap | Nagoya Grampus covers | Push | Kawasaki Frontale covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 15% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 19% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 14% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 9% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
16%
✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

