Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sagan Tosu FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Sagan Tosu FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 18 May 2024 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Wataru Harada 12' Y
Wataru Harada 36' YR
Y 45' Ryuji Izumi

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate 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
7
4
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 1.9 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2023-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-03-04 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-08-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-03-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Nagoya Grampus H 0–2 L
15 May Kawasaki Frontale H 5–2 W
11 May Júbilo Iwata A 3–0 W
06 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
03 May Tōkyō Verdy H 0–2 L
28 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W
15 May FC Tōkyō H 3–1 W
11 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3–2 W
03 May Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
28 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sagan Tosu FC gets underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sagan Tosu FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 6' The Japan Sho Inagaki breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 0-1!
  • 11' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' A moment of madness from Wataru Harada on 12 minutes earns him a card. Sagan Tosu FC will be frustrated.
  • 17' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Yoichi Naganuma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wataru Harada.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 279 games and scored 293 goals.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Ryuji Izumi on 45 minutes earns him a card. Nagoya Grampus will be frustrated.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ryuji Izumi as he leaves the pitch. Katsuhiro Nakayama steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 50' What a strike from Ken Masui! The score is 0-2.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Cayman Togashi is replaced by Katsunori Ueebisu.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' 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.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Kohei Tezuka is replaced by Atsushi Kawata.
  • 71' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Junker is hanging Patric on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Takuya Uchida trudges off to be replaced by Masahito Ono on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Tae-hyeon Kim as he leaves the pitch. Naoyuki Fujita steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Kawai

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Xavier 2
Jo 2
Hikaru Nakahara 2
Noriyoshi Sakai 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Naoki Maeda 2
Ryuji Izumi 2

Head to Head

2024-05-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2023-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-03-04 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-08-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2022-03-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2024-05-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-05-15 Sagan Tosu FC 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-05-11 Júbilo Iwata 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-05-06 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Tōkyō Verdy L 2024-04-28 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-05-18 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-05-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tōkyō W 2024-05-11 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Nagoya Grampus 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC34% Draw29% Nagoya Grampus37%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
66%
Sagan Tosu FC or Nagoya Grampus
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC24% Draw48% Nagoya Grampus28%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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