Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Wed 14 Apr 2021 · 10:30 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Yoichiro Kakitani 36' Y
Takuji Yonemoto 75' Y
Y 90' Rhayner
Y 90' Hayao Kawabe

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Takeshi Asada
  • Referee Hiromichi Oka
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

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

10
3
7
Nagoya Grampus 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
11 Apr Oita FC Trinita A 3–0 W
07 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
03 Apr FC Tokyo H 0–0 D
21 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–0 W
17 Mar Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
10 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
07 Apr Yokohama FC A 3–0 W
03 Apr Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D
21 Mar Oita FC Trinita A 3–1 W
17 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 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' Welcome to Paloma Mizuho Stadium that hosts another battle between Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' The 35-year-old Yuki Nogami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' Yuichi Maruyama doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' Yutaka Yoshida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuya Asano, as he is very good at scoring at Paloma Mizuho Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yoichiro Kakitani.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Manabu Saito is replaced by Hiroyuki Abe.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' The whistle greets Kosei Shibasaki as he departs to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
  • 68' Yoichiro Kakitani makes way for Ryogo Yamasaki at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Kazuki Nagasawa comes on to replace Mateus.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Takuji Yonemoto is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Ezequiel departs to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rhayner.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-11 Oita 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 Tokyo D 2021-03-21 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-17 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Yokohama FC W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2021-04-07 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2021-03-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus45% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
69%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
55%
Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus30% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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