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

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 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

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 Tokyo	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

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' And we are off! Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds — let the football do the talking.
5' Nagoya Grampus have won 396 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
9' Naoki Maeda does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
10' Magnificent from Naoki Maeda! That is 36 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
18' The deadlock is broken! Joao Schmidt gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Poor challenge from Koya Yuruki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
35' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Katsuya Iwatake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Magnificent from Naoki Maeda! That is 36 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' What a moment for Gabriel Xavier! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
46' Tomoaki Makino is replacing Daisuke Suzuki for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
48' Leo doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
50' Naoki Maeda adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 6-1 — and this changes everything.
53' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Yosuke Akiyama comes on to replace Joao Schmidt.
58' Tomoaki Makino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 439 appearances.
61' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Kazuki Nagasawa on, Takuya Aoki off on 61 minutes.
66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Gabriel Xavier has done his job and it is now time for Kosuke Ota to step up.
74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Leo adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 6-2 — and this changes everything.
81' 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.
82' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Mu Kanazaki exits the field as Ryogo Yamasaki enters on 82.
83' Ryotaro Ishida is replacing Mateus for the Nagoya Grampus side.
84' The crowd applauds Daiki Hashioka as he leaves the pitch. Katsuya Iwatake steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nagoya Grampus to claim maximum points.

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 Tokyo 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.