Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 2
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 24' Daichi Hayashi
Y 31' Nanasei Iino
Kazuki Nagasawa 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Taku Nakano
  • Referee Makoto Hibino
  • Referee Keigo Sendachi
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 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
2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-11-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
11 Apr Ōita FC Trinita A 3–0 W
07 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
03 Apr FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
21 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–0 W
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
14 Apr Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
11 Apr Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
07 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
02 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D

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' Welcome to Paloma Mizuho Stadium that hosts another battle between Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 6' The Japan Daichi Hayashi breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 0-1!
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' Mateus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' 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.
  • 24' Sagan Tosu FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Nanasei Iino argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 36' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Kazuki Nagasawa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Noriyoshi Sakai gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Takuji Yonemoto gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Kazuki Nagasawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Naoki Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Yuki Soma to step up.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 452 games and scored 412 goals.
  • 74' Masaya Tashiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Yoshihiro Nakano on, Tomoya Koyamatsu off on 75 minutes.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Daichi Hayashi as he leaves the pitch. Keita Yamashita steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 84' Shinnosuke Nakatani, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Sho Inagaki gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 85' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Mateus exits the field as Yasuki Kimoto enters on 85.
  • 86' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masaya Tashiro is hanging Noriyoshi Sakai on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' Masaya Tashiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noriyoshi Sakai at the 88 minute mark.
  • Full Time. Sagan Tosu FC beats Nagoya Grampus

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

2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-11-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-11 Ōita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-04-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-21 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-03-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.17 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw31% Sagan Tosu FC27%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
73%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
58%
Nagoya Grampus or Sagan Tosu FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus28% Draw54% Sagan Tosu FC18%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.7%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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