Sunday , 16 August 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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Sagan Tosu FC for this crunch clash at Toyota Stadium.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Yutaka Yoshida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Japan international Yohei Toyoda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryoya Morishita made 279 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Nagoya Grampus seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Shinnosuke Nakatani is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 56' Tiago Alves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ahn Yongwoo at the 56 minute mark.
  • 57' Ryogo Yamasaki makes way for Naoki Maeda at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 62' GOAL! Naoki Maeda scores on 62.
  • 64' Tiago Alves picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Yohei Toyoda is withdrawn and Takeshi Kanamori gets his opportunity.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Ryoya Morishita departs to be replaced by Renzo Lopez.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Yuzo Kobayashi. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu on 79 minute.
  • 83' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 88' Tomoya Koyamatsu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Schmidt is hanging Takuji Yonemoto on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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 Oita 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.