Saturday , 14 November 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

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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

7
4
14
Nagoya Grampus 25 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 Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–3 L
05 Jul Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 7' Magnificent from Tatsuya Ito! That is 18 goals in 276 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' The crowd applauds Yuichi Maruyama as he leaves the pitch. Ryota Kamihashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 17' GOAL! Erison fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' Haruya Fujii needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Goal! Soichiro Mori scores his 1 goal in 450 matches.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Erison will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Haruya Fujii as he leaves the pitch. Yuki Nogami steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Teruki Hara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a card for Kasper Junker.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Katsuhiro Nakayama by Shuhei Tokumoto on 65 minute.
  • 70' Keiya Shiihashi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 75' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kensuke Nagai is hanging Yudai Kimura on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' Erison with the second goal in the match!
  • 81' Assisted by Kensuke Nagai with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryuji Izumi makes no mistake. 3-3!
  • 85' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Yamagishi.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a card for Yuki Nogami.
  • 88' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
  • 89' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito will be fuming at that decision.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

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
Sho Inagaki 2
Kasper Junker 2
Tatsuya Ito 2
Naoki Maeda 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 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-07-20 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 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.