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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 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

10
3
8
Nagoya Grampus 21 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 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
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 Ōita 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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
43% 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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nagoya Grampus host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yoichiro Kakitani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mitch Langerak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Yuichi Maruyama does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
  • 27' Keisuke Osako is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 32' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
  • 36' Yoichiro Kakitani is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' The whistle greets Manabu Saito as he departs to be replaced by Hiroyuki Abe.
  • 61' Ezequiel, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Kosei Shibasaki is replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama on 64 minute.
  • 68' Yoichiro Kakitani makes way for Ryogo Yamasaki at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 75' Kazuki Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateus on 75 minute.
  • 75' Takuji Yonemoto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Kosei Shibasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 340 appearances.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Ezequiel as he leaves the pitch. Yoshifumi Kashiwa steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 88' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rhayner.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Mutsuki Kato 2
Akito Suzuki 2
Shuto Nakano 2
Sho Sasaki 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 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 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 Ōita 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.