Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Wed 3 May 2023 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium 40,789 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Yuya Osako
0–2 60' Daiju Sasaki
Kasper Junker 73' 1–2
Haruya Fujii 90' 2–2
Y 0' Mitsuki Saito
Mateus 49' Y
Y 51' Haruya Ide
YR 90' Mitsuki Saito

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Assistant 1 Akane Yagi (Japan)
  • Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Wazumi

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
2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2022-09-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-02-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
29 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
23 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–2 D
15 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W
09 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
01 Apr Albirex Niigata A 3–1 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D
29 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
22 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
15 Apr Kashima Antlers A 5–1 W
09 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–0 D
01 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 3–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Toyota Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' Takuya Uchida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 15' The 33-year-old Noriyoshi Sakai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daiya Maekawa, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nanasei Iino made 279 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Japan international Ryoga Kida has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Koya Yuruki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hotaru Yamaguchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

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

2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2022-09-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-02-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-04-29 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2023-04-23 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-01 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Nagoya Grampus W

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-04-29 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-04-22 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-04-15 Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe W 2023-04-09 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2023-04-01 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–3 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.11 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus42% Draw22% Vissel Kobe36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
65%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
58%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus31% Draw37% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
0 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

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

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