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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Y 57' Takuji Yonemoto
Y 57' Ryuji Izumi

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Murakami
  • Referee Minoru Tojo
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Junichi Kabasawa

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

7
3
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-04-28 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-07-22 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-01-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
14 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
31 Aug Jubilo Iwata A 2–0 W
24 Aug Oita FC Trinita H 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Tokyo A 1–0 W
10 Aug Gamba Osaka A 1–1 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
13 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–3 L
30 Aug FC Tokyo H 1–2 L
24 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–5 L
18 Aug Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–1 D
10 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagoya Grampus
#4 Position #3
30 Points 31
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
41 Scored 46
33 Conceded 44
+8 GD +2
1.67 PPG 1.72
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nagoya Grampus kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Keisuke Osako has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 25' Sho Inagaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' Goal! Yuki Nogami scores his 7 goal in 335 matches.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' Naoki Maeda makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Daiki Watari is withdrawn and Douglas Vieira gets his opportunity.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Takuji Yonemoto is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Schmidt made 324 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Kohei Shimizu.
  • 77' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Naoki Maeda departs to be replaced by Shuhei Akasaki.
  • 82' Kosei Shibasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hayao Kawabe at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The points are shared — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-1 Nagoya Grampus. Honours even.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 4
Kasper Junker 4
Naoki Maeda 3
Shuto Nakano 2
Gakuto Notsuda 2
Hayao Kawabe 1
Mutsuki Kato 1
Akito Suzuki 1

Head to Head

2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-04-28 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-07-22 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-01-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Nagoya Grampus

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-08-31 Jubilo Iwata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Oita FC Trinita D 2019-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-10 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-08-30 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2019-08-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–5 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2019-08-18 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima49% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
72%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
51%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Nagoya Grampus
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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