Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Takuya Uchida 11' Y
Takuya Uchida 12' Y
Yuki Soma 28' Y
Yuki Soma 29' Y
Sho Inagaki 58' Y

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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
2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
14 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
10 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D
03 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 3–2 W
27 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–2 L
19 Aug Júbilo Iwata H 1–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
10 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 0–4 L
03 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
27 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–0 W
20 Aug Gamba Osaka H 5–2 W
14 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 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
62% 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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ 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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 11' The referee has no hesitation. Takuya Uchida is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 11.
  • 12' Takuya Uchida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sho Sasaki, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Yuki Soma is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 29' Yuki Soma is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Japan international Haruya Fujii has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Taishi Matsumoto has done his job and it is now time for Takumu Kawamura to step up.
  • 51' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Sho Inagaki was booked on 58.
  • 59' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Nassim Ben Khalifa departs to be replaced by Ezequiel.
  • 64' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Ryota Nagaki trudges off to be replaced by Leo Silva on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Douglas Vieira is withdrawn and Pieros Sotiriou gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Kazuya Miyahara is replacing Leo Silva for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
  • 86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

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
Yuya Asano 1

Head to Head

2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Nagoya Grampus Form

2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-09-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-09-03 Avispa Fukuoka 2–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-08-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Gamba Osaka L 2022-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus39% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
65%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
61%
Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus29% Draw43% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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