Wednesday , 30 September 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
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 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nagoya Grampus launch into their encounter with Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' Bojan Krkic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 6' What a strike from Naoki Maeda! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Goal! Jakub Swierczok scores his 23 goal in 186 matches.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' Yoshinori Muto, a Japan , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 34' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 38' Gotoku Sakai picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Bojan Krkic gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Daiju Sasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Mateus gets his opportunity.
  • 53' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Xavier departs to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
  • 58' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 59' Yoshinori Muto adds to his 1 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' GOAL! Yoshinori Muto fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 62' Ryoya Morishita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Soma at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitch Langerak made 444 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
  • 77' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Iniesta does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 83' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Sergi Samper is withdrawn and Leo Osaki gets his opportunity.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Shion Inoue on, Bojan Krkic off on 88 minutes.
  • 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
Iniesta 5
Lukas Podolski 4
Yoshinori Muto 4
Yuya Osako 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 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.