Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 10:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Hayao Kawabe
Ryuji Izumi 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

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
2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2023-09-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
11 Aug Tōkyō Verdy H 1–0 W
07 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC A 2–3 L
20 Jul Vissel Kobe A 3–3 D
14 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W
06 Jul FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
07 Aug Tōkyō Verdy A 1–0 W
21 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 4–1 W
14 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
05 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–3 L

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' Nagoya Grampus have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Tsukasa Shiotani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 83 appearances.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Mitch Langerak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Patric has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
  • 48' A goal from the Japan international Hayato Araki! He fires home on 48 to make it 0-1!
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Assisted by Shuto Nakano with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mutsuki Kato makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 56' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Katsuhiro Nakayama trudges off to be replaced by Taichi Kikuchi on 56 minutes.
  • 57' Ryosuke Yamanaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keiya Shiihashi at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Yuki Nogami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Junker is hanging Patric on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Mutsuki Kato is replaced by Alen Inoue.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Ryuji Izumi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Ken Masui on 85 minute.
  • 88' What composure from Kasper Junker! The Denmark international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Makoto Mitsuta is replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Tsukasa Morishima 1

Head to Head

2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus 2023-09-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2024-08-07 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-07-20 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Nagoya Grampus D 2024-07-14 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2024-07-06 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-08-07 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-07-21 Sagan Tosu FC 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.83 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus34% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima42%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
58%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
66%
Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus28% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 18% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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