Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Nagoya Grampus

0 – 2

Full Time

Vegalta Sendai

Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Gabriel Xavier 33' Y

Shuhei Akasaki 79' Y

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Hajime Matsuo
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Hayato Shimizu

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 Tokyo	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

Nagoya Grampus 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai 2018-03-31 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	H	0–2	L
05 Oct	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–1	D
28 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
13 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–3	L
30 Aug	FC Tokyo	H	1–2	L
24 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–5	L

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–0	W
05 Oct	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–1	W
31 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–2	L
24 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Vegalta Sendai for this crunch clash at .
5' Japan international Kunimitsu Sekiguchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
7' GOAL! Yasuhiro Hiraoka fires home to make it 0-1!
12' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Susumu Watanabe will be considering his options from the bench.
27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' Vegalta Sendai come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Gabriel Xavier gets a Yellow card.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuya Miyahara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' A quiet spell here at . Vegalta Sendai seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
53' 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.
54' The crowd applauds Gabriel Xavier as he leaves the pitch. Shuhei Akasaki steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
55' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Joao Schmidt trudges off to be replaced by Eduardo Neto on 55 minutes.
60' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' A change in the Vegalta Sendai ranks — Shun Nagasawa exits the field as Takuma Abe enters on 69.
74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yoshiki Matsushita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
79' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Shuhei Akasaki will be fuming at that decision.
83' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 83 minute. Kosuke Ota leaves to be changed by Kazuya Miyahara.
85' The Brazil Ramon Lopes breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 0-2!
87' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Ramon Lopes by Kim Jungya on 87 minute.
90' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keiya Shiihashi is hanging Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on the field on 90 minute.
Full Time. Vegalta Sendai beats Nagoya Grampus

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
4
Koji Hachisuka
2
Katsuya Nagato
17
Shingo Tomita
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Keiya Shiihashi 90'
9
Ramon Lopes ↓ Kim Jungya 87'
38
Shun Nagasawa ↓ Takuma Abe 69'
8
Yoshiki Matsushita
18
Ryohei Michibuchi
23
Simao Junior C
24
Jakub Slowik

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Takuma Nishimura	3
Jo	3
Jo	3
Shun Nagasawa	2
Takuma Nishimura	2
Naoki Ishihara	1
Yasuhiro Hiraoka	1
Naoki Ishihara	1

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-10-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Oita FC Trinita D 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2019-08-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–5 Yokohama F.Marinos L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-10-05 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC L 2019-09-28 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2019-09-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-08-31 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-08-24 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.16 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.57 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Vegalta Sendai 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus29% Draw28% Vegalta Sendai43%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

57%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

71%

Nagoya Grampus or Vegalta Sendai

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus21% Draw46% Vegalta Sendai33%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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