Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Nagoya Grampus

1 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shuichi Majima
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
Referee Osamu nomura

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

Nagoya Grampus 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-04-28 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
12 Dec	Yokohama FC	H	0–0	D
05 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–0	W
28 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	H	0–0	D
21 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
15 Nov	FC Tokyo	H	1–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
12 Dec	FC Tokyo	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
25 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–1	D
21 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#3	Position	#4
31	Points	30
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
46	Scored	41
44	Conceded	33
+2	GD	+8
1.72	PPG	1.67
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Paloma Mizuho Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 50% of all matches.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Mitch Langerak has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
55' Hiroyuki Abe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
56' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoki Maeda is hanging Hiroyuki Abe on the field on 56 minute.
57' Yuki Nogami has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sho Sasaki on 57 minute.
62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' Joao Schmidt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takuji Yonemoto at the 63 minute mark.
68' Nagoya Grampus have won 396 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hayao Kawabe scoring 1 goals.
78' Yusuke Chajima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Douglas Vieira, as he is very good at scoring at Paloma Mizuho Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
86' GOAL! Naoki Maeda scores on 86. Assisted by Ryogo Yamasaki
88' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Yusuke Chajima is withdrawn and Yoshifumi Kashiwa gets his opportunity.
89' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Shumpei Naruse on, Mateus off on 89 minutes.
90' Hiroya Matsumoto is replacing Toshihiro Aoyama for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Nagoya Grampus were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki C ↓ Yuki Nogami 57'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Hiroya Matsumoto 90'
1
Takuto Hayashi
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kodai Dohi 90'
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Tomoya Fujii 88'
3
Akira Ibayashi
9
Douglas Vieira
23
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 88'

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 90'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami ↑ 57'
30
Kosei Shibasaki
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 88'
5
Hiroya Matsumoto ↑ 90'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 88'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kasper Junker	4
Mateus	4
Naoki Maeda	3
Gakuto Notsuda	2
Shuto Nakano	2
Tsukasa Morishima	1
Ezequiel	1
Mitch Langerak	1

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-12-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2020-12-05 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-11-28 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Oita FC Trinita D 2020-11-21 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tokyo W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-12-12 FC Tokyo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-11-25 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.71 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus48% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

72%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

52%

Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus32% Draw43% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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