Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 0
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 09:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Shinnosuke Nakatani 55' Y
Y 55' Yohei Toyoda
Y 64' Tiago Alves
R 83' Tiago Alves
Yutaka Yoshida 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
7
5
Nagoya Grampus 16 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-03-31 Sagan Tosu FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
12 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–0 W
08 Jul Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
04 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
22 Feb Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
07 Dec Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
12 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
08 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
04 Jul Ōita FC Trinita A 0–2 L
22 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D
07 Dec Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–1 L

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Toyota Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
  • 25' Yuki Soma is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yohei Toyoda made 279 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Shinnosuke Nakatani argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Ahn Yongwoo makes way for Tiago Alves at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 57' Naoki Maeda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryogo Yamasaki on 57 minute.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Naoki Maeda makes it 1-0.
  • 64' Tiago Alves is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Yohei Toyoda exits the field as Takeshi Kanamori enters on 71.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroyuki Abe, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' The whistle greets Ryoya Morishita as he departs to be replaced by Renzo Lopez.
  • 79' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Tomoya Koyamatsu trudges off to be replaced by Yuzo Kobayashi on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Tiago Alves is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 88' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Schmidt is hanging Takuji Yonemoto on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryuji Izumi 2
Tomoya Koyamatsu 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Jo 2
Hikaru Nakahara 2
Noriyoshi Sakai 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2

Head to Head

2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-03-31 Sagan Tosu FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-07-04 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus54% Draw27% Sagan Tosu FC19%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
81%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
46%
Nagoya Grampus or Sagan Tosu FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus33% Draw51% Sagan Tosu FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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