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 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
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nagoya Grampus to score. At the same time, Vegalta Sendai does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mitch Langerak, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' 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.
- 30' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Inagaki made 335 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' What a strike from Quentin Martinus! The score is 0-1.
- 47' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' Yasuki Kimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 59' Naoki Maeda is replacing Manabu Saito for the Nagoya Grampus side.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 69' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Quentin Martinus is replaced by Shogo Nakahara on 69 minute.
- 72' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Mateus is replaced by Yuki Soma.
- 77' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
- 79' The whistle greets Yoshiki Matsushita as he departs to be replaced by Rikiya Uehara.
- 80' Ryoya Morishita is replacing Takuji Yonemoto for the Nagoya Grampus side.
- 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yasuki Kimoto on 82.
- 87' Takuma Nishimura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Takayoshi Ishihara is replaced by Koji Hachisuka.
- The final score is 0-1.
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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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9
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
- 15
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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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6
Rikiya Uehara ↑ 79'
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Simao Junior ↑ 90'
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28
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 Sho Inagaki 1 Yoshihiro Nakano 1 Quentin Martinus 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.