Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 07:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Shuhei Tokumoto 64' Y
Y 80' Sai van Wermeskerken
YR 82' Sai van Wermeskerken

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
4
14
Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
18 Sep Albirex Niigata H 3–0 W
14 Sep FC Tōkyō A 1–4 L
24 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
17 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
11 Aug Tōkyō Verdy H 1–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
13 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 3–2 W
01 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–2 L
17 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–3 L
11 Aug FC Tōkyō A 3–0 W
07 Aug Vissel Kobe H 3–0 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
14% 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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Toyota Stadium as Nagoya Grampus face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Marcinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' A goal from the Japan international Kensuke Nagai! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
  • 39' Sai van Wermeskerken has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Sai van Wermeskerken is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryota Oshima at the 45 minute mark.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Japan international Tsukasa Morishima has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Yusuke Segawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 64' Shuhei Tokumoto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erison is hanging Marcinho on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Daiya Tono is replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka on 65 minute.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryuji Izumi makes it 2-0.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Kensuke Nagai is withdrawn and Patric gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Shin Yamada by Yu Kobayashi on 75 minute.
  • 80' Sai van Wermeskerken picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Taichi Kikuchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryuji Izumi on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Tsukasa Morishima by Ken Masui on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 82.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryuji Izumi 6
Jesiel 3
Mateus 3
Leandro Damiao 3
Naoki Maeda 2
Erison 2
Akihiro Ienaga 2
Shinnosuke Nakatani 2

Head to Head

2024-09-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-09-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-09-18 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata W 2024-09-14 FC Tōkyō 4–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-08-24 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-09-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-09-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-08-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2024-08-11 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.38 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus57% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale22%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
78%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
43%
Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw37% Kawasaki Frontale21%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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