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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 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

4
2
6
Nagoya Grampus 12 games · Avg 2.7 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 Jubilo 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

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
17% 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
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nagoya Grampus host V-Varen Nagasaki — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takuya Takagi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' V-Varen Nagasaki are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' V-Varen Nagasaki are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Yuki Kobayashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' V-Varen Nagasaki looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thiago Santana scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' Kenta Tokushige has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Juanma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and V-Varen Nagasaki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Jo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Hijiri Onaga is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for V-Varen Nagasaki tonight.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. V-Varen Nagasaki take all three points.

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
Naoki Maeda 1

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 Jubilo 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.