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

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

Y 51' Reo Hatate

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

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

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	Oita 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 Tōkyō	A	4–2	W
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Oita 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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale get this one started.
3' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Reo Hatate on 3.
8' Jesiel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Damiao! He fires home on 10 to make it 0-2!
15' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
23' The deadlock is broken! Leandro Damiao gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Xavier made 439 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Ryogo Yamasaki makes way for Kazuki Nagasawa at the 30 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
35' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Kyohei Noborizato, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
50' Jung Sungryong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Reo Hatate is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — Yellow card on 51.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
66' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
69' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Yuki Soma is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
72' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Kaoru Mitoma is replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka on 72 minute.
77' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Reo Hatate is withdrawn and Daiya Tono gets his opportunity.
82' Kazuya Miyahara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' Daiya Tono is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
85' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 85 minute. Mateus leaves to be changed by Manabu Saito.
86' The whistle greets Takuji Yonemoto as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Xavier.
89' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Joao Schmidt is withdrawn and Koki Tsukagawa gets his opportunity.
With this win, Kawasaki Frontale is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Mateus	3
Leandro Damiao	3
Jesiel	3
Sho Inagaki	2
Kasper Junker	2
Tatsuya Ito	2
Erison	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 Oita 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 Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-03 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita 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.