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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

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

5
6
15
Nagoya Grampus 26 games · Avg 2.9 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 Tōkyō 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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
33% 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
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Vissel Kobe for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Naoki Maeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 20' Iniesta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daiju Sasaki scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Brazil international Gabriel Xavier has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Mitch Langerak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Iniesta 5
Yoshinori Muto 4
Yuya Osako 4
Lukas Podolski 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 3
Mu Kanazaki 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 Tōkyō 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.