Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Nagoya Grampus

4 – 1

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Tomohisa Gonda
Referee Hiromichi Oka

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

Nagoya Grampus 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-03-12 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	4–1	W
19 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–0	W
15 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–1	W
11 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	4–2	W
05 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–2	W
01 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–4	L
19 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–3	D
15 Aug	Jubilo Iwata	H	4–0	W
11 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L
05 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus		Urawa Red Diamonds
#3	Position	#16
31	Points	25
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
46	Scored	37
44	Conceded	37
+2	GD	+0
1.72	PPG	1.39
56%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Nagoya Grampus get us underway at .
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Xavier, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuki Kobayashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
70' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
75' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
80' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' Tomoya Ugajin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoki Maeda	5
Jo	4
Kensuke Nagai	4
Jo	3
Leo	2
Wataru Endo	2
Mateus	2
Gabriel Xavier	2

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-08-15 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Jubilo Iwata W 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.86 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.87 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus58% Draw19% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

77%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

42%

Nagoya Grampus or Urawa Red Diamonds

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus44% Draw33% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.7%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 2

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.8%

3 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	16%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	18%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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