Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Isao Nishihashi
- Referee Satoshi Karakami
- Referee Atsushi Kamimura
- Referee Hajime Matsuo
- Referee Masuya Ueda
- Referee Hiroki Katsumata
- Referee Atsushi Uemura
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 May Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L 22 May Tokushima Vortis A 0–0 D 15 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W 12 May Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L 08 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W 04 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W 22 May Oita FC Trinita H 2–1 W 15 May Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D 09 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 01 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting Vegalta Sendai for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shumpei Naruse made 417 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Jakub Slowik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Takumi Sasaki suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Quentin Martinus puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
- 47' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Takuma Nishimura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 59' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Manabu Saito is replaced by Naoki Maeda on 59 minute.
- 64' 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.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Shogo Nakahara. He replaces Quentin Martinus on 69 minute.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Yuki Soma. He replaces Mateus on 72 minute.
- 77' Sho Inagaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 79' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Yoshiki Matsushita is replaced by Rikiya Uehara.
- 80' Ryoya Morishita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuji Yonemoto on 80 minute.
- 82' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a Yellow card on 82.
- 87' 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.
- 90' The whistle greets Takayoshi Ishihara as he departs to be replaced by Koji Hachisuka.
- Another three points for Vegalta Sendai.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
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Manabu Saito ↓ Naoki Maeda 59'
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- 23
- 15
- 5
- 8
- 14
- 26
- 4
- 16
Bench
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Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 59'
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25
Naoki Maeda ↑ 59'
- 21
- 13
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10
Gabriel Xavier ↑ 72'
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11
Yuki Soma ↑ 72'
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17
Ryoya Morishita ↑ 80'
Coach Massimo FiccadentiVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Kyohei Yoshino ↓ Simao Junior 90'
- 8
- 20
- 19
- 14
- 27
- 5
- 25
- 26
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35
Foguinho ↓ Takumi Sasaki 90'
Bench
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4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 90'
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18
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 69'
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 69'
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Rikiya Uehara ↑ 79'
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Simao Junior ↑ 90'
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Takumi Sasaki ↑ 90'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jo 3 Takuma Nishimura 3 Jo 3 Shun Nagasawa 2 Takuma Nishimura 2 Naoki Maeda 1 Mateus 1 Kaina Yoshio 1 Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.98 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vegalta Sendai winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.12Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw 63%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 69%Nagoya Grampus or Vegalta Sendai 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Vegalta Sendai win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 14.3%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.4%0 – 2 7.5%1 – 2 7.4%2 – 1 6.4%2 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 3.8%1 – 3 2.9%0 – 3 2.8%3 – 1 2.1%Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 18% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 22% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 11% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.