Sunday , 16 August 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

Match Preview

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 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
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 Jubilo 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

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' Nagoya Grampus have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Takuya Uchida was booked on 11.
  • 12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takuya Uchida on 12.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' The 34-year-old Nassim Ben Khalifa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Nagoya Grampus receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yuki Soma.
  • 34' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 39' Ezequiel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Taishi Matsumoto has done his job and it is now time for Takumu Kawamura to step up.
  • 51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hayao Kawabe scoring 1 goals.
  • 56' Tsukasa Shiotani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sho Inagaki.
  • 59' Ezequiel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nassim Ben Khalifa at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayato Araki, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Leo Silva on, Ryota Nagaki off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Yuki Soma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 74' Pieros Sotiriou is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas Vieira at the 74 minute mark.
  • 76' Leo Silva makes way for Kazuya Miyahara at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 81' Pieros Sotiriou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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
Shuto Nakano 2
Naoto Arai 1
Tsukasa Morishima 1
Tsukasa Morishima 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 Jubilo 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.