Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe has kicked off!
  • 5' Douglas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 367 appearances.
  • 6' GOAL! Naoki Maeda fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Ryo Hatsuse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 14' What a strike from Jakub Swierczok! The score is 2-0.
  • 19' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
  • 24' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Ryuho Kikuchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 31' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Douglas on 34.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gotoku Sakai.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Daiju Sasaki by Bojan Krkic on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Mateus. He replaces Naoki Maeda on 52 minute.
  • 53' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Gabriel Xavier trudges off to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daiju Sasaki scoring 1 goals.
  • 59' Yoshinori Muto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 60' What an equalizer from Yoshinori Muto!
  • 62' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 62 minute. Yuki Soma leaves to be changed by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 77' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Iniesta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Leo Osaki. He replaces Sergi Samper on 83 minute.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Bojan Krkic as he leaves the pitch. Shion Inoue steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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