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Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 05:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Kentaro Matsui
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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

7
3
6
Nagoya Grampus 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
21 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–2 L
18 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 0–3 L
14 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
10 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
18 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–6 L
14 Oct Yokohama FC H 0–0 D
10 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
03 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–3 D
27 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–3 L

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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Paloma Mizuho Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Nagoya Grampus and Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takashi Kiyama might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryutaro Iio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 20' Takayoshi Ishihara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Brazil international Mateus has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Hiroyuki Abe is replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Sho Inagaki makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Takumi Sasaki is replaced by Isaac Cuenca.
  • 73' Nagoya Grampus have won 402 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Shun Nagasawa as he leaves the pitch. Shuhei Akasaki steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' Wataru Tanaka gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Takuma Hamasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Mu Kanazaki exits the field as Kazuya Miyahara enters on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-21 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-10-14 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–3 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus54% Draw26% Vegalta Sendai20%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
80%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
46%
Nagoya Grampus or Vegalta Sendai
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus35% Draw48% Vegalta Sendai17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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