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

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Nagoya Grampus

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Rhayner 83' Y

Overview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

62% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus — let the football do the talking.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Kazuya Miyahara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuki Nogami is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
35' GOAL! Yuya Asano scores on 35.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Ryoya Morishita is replaced by Mateus.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
52' The whistle greets Yoichiro Kakitani as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
53' Ryogo Yamasaki gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Jakub Swierczok and will look to change the dynamic.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoichiro Kakitani, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
68' Ezequiel gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
73' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' Kazuya Miyahara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shumpei Naruse on 77 minute.
82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rhayner.
84' Yoichi Naganuma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoya Fujii on 84 minute.
89' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

27
Rhayner
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Ezequiel 68'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Yusuke Chajima 68'
24
Shunki Higashi
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 84'

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Manabu Saito ↑ 53'
9
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 53'
25
Naoki Maeda ↑ 52'
21
Yohei Takeda
13
Haruya Fujii
6
Kazuya Miyahara ↑ 77'
16
Mateus ↑ 46'

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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

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.