Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 05:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daiki Miya 66' Y

Overview

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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
2025-02-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2024-07-20 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Nagoya Grampus 2024-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2023-11-25 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
15 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–4 L
08 Dec Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–0 W
30 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–3 L
09 Nov Kashima Antlers A 0–0 D
23 Oct Gamba Osaka A 2–3 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D
15 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
08 Dec Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
30 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
10 Nov Tōkyō Verdy A 1–1 D
01 Nov Júbilo Iwata H 2–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Vissel Kobe for this crunch clash at Toyota Stadium.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Yuki Honda makes way for Mitsuki Hidaka at the 20 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 35' Daiki Miya has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Honda, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 448 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 56' What a moment for Shuhei Tokumoto! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' Daiki Miya is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 70' A goal from the Japan international Yuya Osako! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Osako makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 80' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateus is hanging Kensuke Nagai on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Sho Inagaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 87' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nanasei Iino is hanging Haruya Ide on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Daiju Sasaki is replaced by Niina Tominaga.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vissel Kobe Lineups

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

2025-02-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2024-07-20 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Nagoya Grampus 2024-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2023-11-25 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-02-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2025-02-15 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-12-08 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-11-30 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2024-10-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-02-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2025-02-15 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-12-08 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-11-30 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2024-11-10 Tōkyō Verdy 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2024-11-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.28 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus37% Draw23% Vissel Kobe40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
60%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
63%
Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus30% Draw36% Vissel Kobe34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
3%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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