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Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 3 Nov 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Shuichi Majima
  • Referee Yuki Noda
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
6
16
Nagoya Grampus 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
28 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–2 L
19 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
07 Oct FC Tokyo H 1–2 L
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
15 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–4 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
20 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L
06 Oct V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–1 D
29 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–5 L
23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–4 L
15 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Vissel Kobe
#3 Position #1
31 Points 35
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
46 Scored 41
44 Conceded 37
+2 GD +4
1.72 PPG 1.94
56% Win % 61%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Nagoya Grampus are looking to make home advantage count against Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Daiya Maekawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Iniesta made 452 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Kazuki Kushibiki, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
  • 40' Shunto Kodama has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 448 appearances.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Japan international Yuki Kobayashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 448 games and scored 408 goals.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Nagoya Grampus

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach JuanMa Lillo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sho Inagaki 5
Yoshinori Muto 5
Iniesta 5
Lukas Podolski 4
Yuya Osako 4
Naoki Maeda 3
Daiju Sasaki 3
Kasper Junker 2

Head to Head

2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2018-10-28 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2018-10-19 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2018-09-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-09-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Vissel Kobe L 2018-10-06 Vissel Kobe 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-09-29 Vissel Kobe 0–5 Kashima Antlers L 2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe L 2018-09-15 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus35% Draw23% Vissel Kobe42%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
58%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
65%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus31% Draw36% Vissel Kobe33%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 3
5.1%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
2.9%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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