Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sagan Tosu FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sagan Tosu FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'
Yoshihiro Nakano 42' Y
Y 53' Sho Inagaki

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Match Details

  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Referee Masuya Ueda
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata
  • Referee Mitsuharu Takeda

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 Tokyo 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
7
4
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 1.9 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-11-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
03 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
23 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
30 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
26 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D
22 May Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–3 L
30 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
26 May Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
22 May Tokushima Vortis A 0–0 D
15 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W
12 May Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sagan Tosu FC is hosting Nagoya Grampus for another epic battle.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Yoshihiro Nakano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Daiki Matsuoka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 39' GOAL! Eduardo fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for Sagan Tosu FC. Yoshihiro Nakano will be fuming at that decision.
  • 47' Manabu Saito has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' What composure from Yoshihiro Nakano! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 51' Sensational shot from Noriyoshi Sakai. Sagan Tosu FC is back in the lead.
  • 52' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Ryoya Morishita on, Naoki Maeda off on 52 minutes.
  • 53' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Sho Inagaki gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Naoki Maeda is replaced by Ryoya Morishita on 54 minute.
  • 59' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' The whistle greets Noriyoshi Sakai as he departs to be replaced by Ismael Dunga.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Yasuki Kimoto is replaced by Haruya Fujii on 78 minute.
  • 80' Tomoya Koyamatsu doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Tomoya Koyamatsu makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' Shinya Nakano is replacing Yoshihiro Nakano for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Kazuki Nagasawa on, Takuji Yonemoto off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masaya Tashiro is hanging Ayumu Ohata on the field on 90 minute.
  • Sagan Tosu FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noriyoshi Sakai 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Naoki Maeda 2
Ryuji Izumi 2
Tomoya Koyamatsu 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Jo 2

Head to Head

2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-11-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-22 Tokushima Vortis 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.43 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC51% Draw27% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
49%
Sagan Tosu FC or Nagoya Grampus
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC32% Draw50% Nagoya Grampus18%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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