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Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 0
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 9 Nov 2019 · 05:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Aria Hasegawa 49' Y
Joao Schmidt 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Masaaki Toma
  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Referee Yoshihito Hayashi
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka

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

5
6
15
Nagoya Grampus 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Vissel Kobe H 3–0 W
02 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–3 L
19 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 0–2 L
05 Oct Ōita FC Trinita H 1–1 D
28 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
13 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–3 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
02 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W
19 Oct FC Tokyo H 1–3 L
05 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–6 L
28 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W
14 Sep Matsumoto Yamaga FC H 2–1 W

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
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
43% 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
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 443 games and scored 402 goals.
  • 12' Naoki Maeda makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' GOAL! Ryuji Izumi scores on 23. Assisted by Naoki Maeda
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Iniesta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 38' Junya Tanaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 448 appearances.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' Japan international Kosuke Ota has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Aria Hasegawa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Naoki Maeda adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Naoki Maeda makes way for Joao Schmidt at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 66' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Keijiro Ogawa by Junya Tanaka on 66 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 68 minute. Eduardo Neto leaves to be changed by Gabriel Xavier.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 76' Sergi Samper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iniesta on 76 minute.
  • 81' Nagoya Grampus player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Noriaki Fujimoto gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces David Villa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The 28-year-old So Fujitani has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Shuhei Akasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aria Hasegawa at the 90 minute mark.
  • Full Time. Nagoya Grampus beats Vissel Kobe

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe W 2019-11-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-10-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Ōita FC Trinita D 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe L 2019-11-02 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-10-19 Vissel Kobe 1–3 FC Tokyo L 2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe L 2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.45 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus46% Draw22% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
68%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
54%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus37% Draw35% Vissel Kobe28%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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