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

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

Match Preview

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

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 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

9
6
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 6–2 W
01 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
22 Jul Ōita 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% 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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Toyota Stadium. Nagoya Grampus are looking to make home advantage count against Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Naoki Maeda makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' Naoki Maeda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Joao Schmidt adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Koya Yuruki. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' What a strike from Naoki Maeda! The score is 4-0.
  • 43' Shusaku Nishikawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Gabriel Xavier gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Tomoaki Makino gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Daisuke Suzuki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' GOAL! Leo fires home to make it 5-1!
  • 50' Goal! Naoki Maeda scores his 36 goal in 444 matches.
  • 53' Yosuke Akiyama gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Joao Schmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kenyu Sugimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Nagasawa is hanging Takuya Aoki on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Kosuke Ota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Xavier on 69 minute.
  • 74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' What composure from Leo! The Brazil international strokes it home. 6-2.
  • 81' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 82' Ryogo Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mu Kanazaki at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' The whistle greets Mateus as he departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Ishida.
  • 84' Katsuya Iwatake gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Daiki Hashioka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takeshi Otsuki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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 Ōita 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.