Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sun 24 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Sergi Samper
Y 34' Douglas
Y 38' Gotoku Sakai

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
26 Sep Oita FC Trinita H 1–0 W
22 Sep FC Tokyo A 1–1 D
18 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–1 W
10 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 3–0 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D
16 Oct Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
02 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 5–1 W
29 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
24 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
18 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 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
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Toyota Stadium as Nagoya Grampus face off against Vissel Kobe in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 6' Naoki Maeda puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 14' What a strike from Jakub Swierczok! The score is 2-0.
  • 19' international Bojan Krkic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Sergi Samper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' Sergi Samper picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Douglas on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vissel Kobe will be frustrated.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Gotoku Sakai argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' Yuya Nakasaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 46' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bojan Krkic is hanging Daiju Sasaki on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' Mateus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoki Maeda on 52 minute.
  • 53' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Gabriel Xavier is replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
  • 58' 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.
  • 59' Yoshinori Muto does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 60' The deadlock is broken! Yoshinori Muto gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
  • 62' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yuki Soma departs to be replaced by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 77' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' GOAL! Iniesta fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 83' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Sergi Samper is withdrawn and Leo Osaki gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Shion Inoue gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Bojan Krkic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-09-22 FC Tokyo 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-09-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2021-09-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Tokushima Vortis W

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus48% Draw22% Vissel Kobe30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
71%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
52%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus37% Draw37% Vissel Kobe26%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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