Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 4
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Erison
Kasper Junker 51' R
Yuki Nogami 87' Y
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 88' Y
Y 89' So Kawahara
Y 90' Tatsuya Ito

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 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
2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-02-15 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 3–4 L
16 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
10 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
05 Jul Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
28 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W
16 Aug Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
09 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–5 L
20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
29 Jun Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L

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' KICK OFF: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 7' Tatsuya Ito makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 12' The whistle greets Yuichi Maruyama as he departs to be replaced by Ryota Kamihashi.
  • 17' Erison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' Soichiro Mori doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' The 24-year-old Ryota Kamihashi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Erison. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' Haruya Fujii makes way for Yuki Nogami at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 48' Goal! Teruki Hara scores his 6 goal in 279 matches.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kasper Junker on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Soma Kanda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' Shuhei Tokumoto gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Katsuhiro Nakayama and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 78 minute. Yudai Kimura leaves to be changed by Kensuke Nagai.
  • 80' GOAL! Erison scores on 80. Assisted by Ryota Kamihashi
  • 81' Ryuji Izumi does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
  • 85' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Yuya Yamagishi on 85 minute.
  • 87' Yuki Nogami has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
  • 88' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 89' So Kawahara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Tatsuya Ito is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three points.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryuji Izumi 6
Mateus 3
Leandro Damiao 3
Jesiel 3
Akihiro Ienaga 2
Shinnosuke Nakatani 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Kasper Junker 2

Head to Head

2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-02-15 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-07-20 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-07-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-29 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.39 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus40% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale37%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
63%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
60%
Nagoya Grampus or Kawasaki Frontale
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus34% Draw35% Kawasaki Frontale31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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