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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 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
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 Kyōto 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
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' Temperatures are rising at Toyota Stadium as Nagoya Grampus face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Kai Matsuzaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 443 appearances.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takahiro Akimoto on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 38' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' Japan international Shinzo Koroki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 63' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Haruya Fujii has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Takuya Ogiwara comes on to replace Hiroki Sakai.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marius Hoibraten made 63 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Shinzo Koroki exits the field as Kai Matsuzaki enters on 76.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Atsuki Ito is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Noriyoshi Sakai. He replaces Kensuke Nagai on 82 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Atsuki Ito is replaced by Kai Shibato.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Kasper Junker is replaced by Thales Paula.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Gabriel Xavier 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Wataru Endo 2
Ryoma Watanabe 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 Kyōto 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.