Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 08:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 41' Leo Osaki
Y 64' Daigo Nishi
Y 68' Dankler
Y 68' Sergi Samper
Y 68' Daiya Maekawa

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Satoshi Karakami
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata
  • 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 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
2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L
09 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
05 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
29 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D
23 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
16 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep FC Tōkyō H 2–2 D
09 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
05 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
29 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–3 D

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' And we are off! Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Keijiro Ogawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hotaru Yamaguchi makes it 0-1.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
  • 41' Leo Osaki was booked on 41.
  • 42' What an equalizer from Mu Kanazaki!
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Yutaka Yoshida has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Mu Kanazaki gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 439 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 63' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Hirofumi Watanabe exits the field as Yuta Goke enters on 63.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daigo Nishi.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Dankler gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 74' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Daigo Nishi is replaced by Ryo Hatsuse.
  • 75' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Xavier departs to be replaced by Hiroyuki Abe.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 81 minute. Mu Kanazaki leaves to be changed by Ryogo Yamasaki.
  • 85' Keijiro Ogawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyogo Furuhashi at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-09 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-09-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2020-08-29 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-29 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus47% Draw21% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.41
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
69%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
53%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus35% Draw36% Vissel Kobe29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 17% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

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

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