Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Nagoya Grampus

6 – 2

Full Time

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 8 Aug 2020 · 09:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Y 30' Koya Yuruki

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Atsushi Kamimura
Referee Hiroki Katsumata

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 Tōkyō	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

2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	6–2	W
01 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
22 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–0	W
18 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
12 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–0	W
08 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	2–2	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–6	L
01 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–4	L
18 Jul	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L
12 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	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

28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

33% 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

2/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/3

61-75

3/1

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Toyota Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
9' Naoki Maeda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
10' The deadlock is broken! Naoki Maeda gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
15' It’s high time Takeshi Otsuki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' Joao Schmidt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a Yellow card on 30.
35' The 37-year-old Mu Kanazaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' Brilliant from the ! Naoki Maeda makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 38.
43' Kenyu Sugimoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' A stunning finish from Gabriel Xavier — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Daisuke Suzuki is withdrawn and Tomoaki Makino gets his opportunity.
48' Leo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' Naoki Maeda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
53' The supporters are chanting for Yosuke Akiyama. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 53 minute.
58' 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.
61' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takuya Aoki by Kazuki Nagasawa on 61 minute.
66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' The whistle greets Gabriel Xavier as he departs to be replaced by Kosuke Ota.
74' Takuya Aoki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 439 appearances.
76' Magnificent from Leo! That is 11 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
82' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryogo Yamasaki is hanging Mu Kanazaki on the field on 82 minute.
83' Ryotaro Ishida is replacing Mateus for the Nagoya Grampus side.
84' The whistle greets Daiki Hashioka as he departs to be replaced by Katsuya Iwatake.
89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
6-2 the final result. Urawa Red Diamonds will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

36
Kosuke Ota ↑ 69'
17
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 82'
21
Yohei Takeda
13
Haruya Fujii
14
Yosuke Akiyama ↑ 53'
27
Yuki Soma ↑ 53'
24
Ryotaro Ishida ↑ 83'

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Tomoaki Makino ↑ 46'
25
Haruki Fukushima
7
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 61'
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 46'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 46'
13
Ryotaro Ito
28
Katsuya Iwatake ↑ 84'

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-08-01 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-22 Oita FC Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Gamba Osaka D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-26 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-07-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.89 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus59% Draw19% Urawa Red Diamonds22%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.77

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

78%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

41%

Nagoya Grampus or Urawa Red Diamonds

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus45% Draw33% Urawa Red Diamonds22%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.7%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

5.8%

1 – 1

5.3%

4 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 2

4.2%

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%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+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

6% ✓

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