Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 Ōita FC Trinita H 1–0 W
22 Sep FC Tōkyō 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

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nagoya Grampus to score. At the same time, Vissel Kobe does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' GOAL! Naoki Maeda fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Iniesta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 457 appearances.
  • 14' Jakub Swierczok adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 29' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Sergi Samper on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vissel Kobe will be frustrated.
  • 34' Douglas is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gotoku Sakai.
  • 43' Yuta Goke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 46' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiju Sasaki departs to be replaced by Bojan Krkic.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Naoki Maeda by Mateus on 52 minute.
  • 53' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Gabriel Xavier by Yoichiro Kakitani on 53 minute.
  • 58' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Min-Tae Kim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Yoshinori Muto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 60' Goal! Yoshinori Muto scores his 49 goal in 349 matches.
  • 62' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Yuki Soma has done his job and it is now time for Ryoya Morishita to step up.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryo Hatsuse, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
  • 77' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Iniesta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leo Osaki is hanging Sergi Samper on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Shion Inoue. He replaces Bojan Krkic on 88 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 2-2 Vissel Kobe.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

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 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-09-22 FC Tōkyō 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.