Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 4
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Thu 29 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Y 51' Reo Hatate
Y 51' Reo Hatate

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 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

6
4
14
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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
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' And we are off! Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Reo Hatate has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Goal! Leandro Damiao scores his 74 goal in 333 matches.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' Leandro Damiao doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Ryogo Yamasaki exits the field as Kazuki Nagasawa enters on 30.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Reo Hatate.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 66' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 69' The whistle greets Yuki Soma as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yasuto Wakizaka on, Kaoru Mitoma off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Daiya Tono comes on to replace Reo Hatate.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' A goal from the Japan international Daiya Tono! He fires home on 84 to make it 0-4!
  • 85' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manabu Saito is hanging Mateus on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Takuji Yonemoto is replaced by Gabriel Xavier.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Koki Tsukagawa. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 89 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale (для сухой ничьи).

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

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

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 Tokyo 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.