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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Rhayner 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

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

8
3
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
26 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
22 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
18 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W
11 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–3 L
05 Sep Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
26 Sep Ōita FC Trinita H 1–0 W
22 Sep FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
18 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
10 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 3–0 W
29 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D

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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% 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
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Nagoya Grampus — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Rhayner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Asano makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Ryoya Morishita exits the field as Mateus enters on 46.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Yoichiro Kakitani makes way for Naoki Maeda at the 52 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 53' Ryogo Yamasaki is replacing Jakub Swierczok for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 58' Shunki Higashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Ezequiel gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Xavier, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Shumpei Naruse is replaced by Kazuya Miyahara.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Rhayner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The whistle greets Tomoya Fujii as he departs to be replaced by Yoichi Naganuma.
  • 89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-09-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-09-22 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-09-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2021-09-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima49% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus27%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
73%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
51%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Nagoya Grampus
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw42% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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