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

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 09:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Mitch Langerak 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 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

7
4
14
Nagoya Grampus 25 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
19 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
15 Aug FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L
08 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 6–2 W
01 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
22 Jul Ōita FC Trinita A 3–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Ōita 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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
8% 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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ao Tanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 20' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale have won 576 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Mu Kanazaki gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 46' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Yasuto Wakizaka departs to be replaced by Ryota Ohshima.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' The crowd applauds Gabriel Xavier as he leaves the pitch. Yuki Soma steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 58' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 61 minute. Leandro Damiao leaves to be changed by Yu Kobayashi.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 71 minute. Akihiro Ienaga leaves to be changed by Ao Tanaka.
  • 74' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kaoru Mitoma exits the field as Taisei Miyashiro enters on 74.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Oh Jaeseok. He replaces Naoki Maeda on 79 minute.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Ryogo Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mateus at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Mitch Langerak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Nagoya Grampus were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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 Tōkyō 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 Ōita 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 Ōita 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
4%
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.