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Nagoya Grampus vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

J. League · 2018
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 4
Full Time
V-Varen Nagasaki
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Yoshihito Hayashi
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Kenya Ohara

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

4
2
7
Nagoya Grampus 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals V-Varen Nagasaki
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-09-09 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-02-13 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–4 L
01 Sep Júbilo Iwata A 6–1 W
26 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 4–1 W
19 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
15 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
11 Aug Kashima Antlers H 4–2 W
V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W
31 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–3 L
25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–5 L
19 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
11 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus V-Varen Nagasaki
#3 Position #9
31 Points 21
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
46 Scored 25
44 Conceded 33
+2 GD -8
1.72 PPG 1.17
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 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
V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nagoya Grampus and V-Varen Nagasaki has kicked off!
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryota Takasugi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' V-Varen Nagasaki fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Eduardo Neto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takashi Kanai made 443 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and V-Varen Nagasaki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Ryutaro Iio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yahiro Kazama might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and V-Varen Nagasaki are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The 27-year-old Shunto Kodama has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-4.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Musashi Suzuki 4
Musashi Suzuki 4
Keita Nakamura 3
Keita Nakamura 3
Jo 2
Jo 2
Kensuke Nagai 2
Thiago Santana 2

Head to Head

2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-09-09 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-02-13 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-09-01 Júbilo Iwata 1–6 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-08-19 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-08-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers W

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-31 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Shonan Bellmare L 2018-08-25 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-08-19 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-08-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.58 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus52% Draw22% V-Varen Nagasaki26%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
74%
Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki
48%
Nagoya Grampus or V-Varen Nagasaki
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw35% V-Varen Nagasaki23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.4%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 19% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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