Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Nagoya Grampus

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Kawasaki Frontale

Thu 29 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'

Y 51' Reo Hatate

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Kentaro Matsui
Referee Atsushi Uemura

4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–4	L
22 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W
18 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L
14 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
11 Apr	Ōita FC Trinita	A	3–0	W
07 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	4–0	W
18 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	4–2	W
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–0	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 wait is over. Nagoya Grampus get us underway at Toyota Stadium.
3' Goal! Reo Hatate scores his 38 goal in 452 matches.
8' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Goal! Leandro Damiao scores his 74 goal in 346 matches.
15' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' The deadlock is broken! Leandro Damiao gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yutaka Yoshida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
30' The crowd applauds Ryogo Yamasaki as he leaves the pitch. Kazuki Nagasawa steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Akihiro Ienaga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 452 appearances.
45' Yuki Soma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
50' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Reo Hatate on 51.
56' Yasuki Kimoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Naoki Maeda comes on to replace Yuki Soma.
72' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 72 minute. Kaoru Mitoma leaves to be changed by Yasuto Wakizaka.
77' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Daiya Tono on, Reo Hatate off on 77 minutes.
82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
84' What a moment for Daiya Tono! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
85' The crowd applauds Mateus as he leaves the pitch. Manabu Saito steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
86' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Takuji Yonemoto by Gabriel Xavier on 86 minute.
89' The whistle greets Joao Schmidt as he departs to be replaced by Koki Tsukagawa.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 0-4 Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Manabu Saito ↑ 86'
5
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 30'
25
Naoki Maeda ↑ 69'
21
Yohei Takeda
10
Gabriel Xavier ↑ 86'
26
Shumpei Naruse ↑ 30'
4
Shinnosuke Nakatani

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 72'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 77'
27
Kenta Tanno
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 89'
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 89'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 77'

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

2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-11 Ōita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-04-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-03 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

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

2.37 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus33% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale44%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

56%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

67%

Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus27% Draw36% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

3.2%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	15%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	18%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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