Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Nagoya Grampus

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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	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

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	Júbilo 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

23% 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

5/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ 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

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting Urawa Red Diamonds for another epic battle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Takuya Ogiwara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
25' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Tomoya Ugajin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Daiki Hashioka, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' Shusaku Nishikawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Nagoya Grampus celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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 Júbilo 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.