Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nagoya Grampus to score. At the same time, Sagan Tosu FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yohei Takaoka, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Mateus has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Shinnosuke Nakatani is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Ahn Yongwoo departs to be replaced by Tiago Alves.
  • 57' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 57 minute. Ryogo Yamasaki leaves to be changed by Naoki Maeda.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Naoki Maeda makes it 1-0.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Tiago Alves. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Yohei Toyoda exits the field as Takeshi Kanamori enters on 71.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 78 minute. Ryoya Morishita leaves to be changed by Renzo Lopez.
  • 79' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuzo Kobayashi is hanging Tomoya Koyamatsu on the field on 79 minute.
  • 83' Tiago Alves picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Shinnosuke Nakatani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The whistle greets Takuji Yonemoto as he departs to be replaced by Joao Schmidt.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Gabriel Xavier 2
Jo 2
Hikaru Nakahara 2
Noriyoshi Sakai 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Naoki Maeda 2
Ryuji Izumi 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.