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Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium 22,655 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Takahiro Akimoto
Y 77' Atsuki Ito

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Assistant 1 Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Assistant 2 Koji Morikawa

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

9
6
8
Nagoya Grampus 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-08-06 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
01 Apr Albirex Niigata A 3–1 W
18 Mar FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
12 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W
04 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
25 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
31 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W
18 Mar Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W
11 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
04 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
25 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L

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' KICK OFF: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
  • 5' Kaito Yasui is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 23' Guinea international Jose Kante has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Sho Inagaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Nagoya Grampus currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 48' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' The 39-year-old Shinzo Koroki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' The whistle greets Hiroki Sakai as he departs to be replaced by Takuya Ogiwara.
  • 73' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' The whistle greets Shinzo Koroki as he departs to be replaced by Kai Matsuzaki.
  • 77' Atsuki Ito catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' The whistle greets Kensuke Nagai as he departs to be replaced by Noriyoshi Sakai.
  • 86' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Atsuki Ito has done his job and it is now time for Kai Shibato to step up.
  • 89' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Kasper Junker is withdrawn and Thales Paula gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoki Maeda 5
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 3
Takahiro Sekine 2
Wataru Endo 2
Ryoma Watanabe 2
Ryuji Izumi 2

Head to Head

2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-08-06 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-01 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2023-03-12 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-03-04 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-02-25 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Urawa Red Diamonds 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus43% Draw26% Urawa Red Diamonds31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
69%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
57%
Nagoya Grampus or Urawa Red Diamonds
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus31% Draw44% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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