Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Nagoya Grampus

1 – 0

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 09:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Mitch Langerak 90' Y

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Yuki Noda
Referee Ryosuke Murai

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

Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–0	W
19 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
15 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	0–1	L
08 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	6–2	W
01 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
22 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	5–2	W
15 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	6–1	W
08 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
26 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W

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

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Paloma Mizuho Stadium!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Nagoya Grampus 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.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' 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.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' 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.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Akihiro Ienaga, as he is very good at scoring at Paloma Mizuho Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mu Kanazaki makes it 1-0.
46' Ryota Ohshima is replacing Yasuto Wakizaka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
51' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
53' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Gabriel Xavier trudges off to be replaced by Yuki Soma on 53 minutes.
58' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' The supporters are chanting for Yu Kobayashi. He replaces Leandro Damiao on 61 minute.
66' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Akihiro Ienaga is replaced by Ao Tanaka.
74' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Kaoru Mitoma departs to be replaced by Taisei Miyashiro.
79' Oh Jaeseok is replacing Naoki Maeda for the Nagoya Grampus side.
84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
87' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Mateus trudges off to be replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki on 87 minutes.
90' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Mitch Langerak will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

36
Kosuke Ota
34
Oh Jaeseok ↑ 79'
17
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 87'
21
Yohei Takeda
13
Haruya Fujii
14
Yosuke Akiyama
27
Yuki Soma ↑ 53'

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 46'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 61'
2
Kyohei Noborizato
25
Ao Tanaka ↑ 71'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 74'
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 46'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-19 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-08-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-08-01 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-22 Oita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-08-15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–6 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-08 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2020-08-01 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-07-26 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.22 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus47% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale31%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

69%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

53%

Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus35% Draw37% Kawasaki Frontale28%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 3

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	18%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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