Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 28 May 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoya Fujii 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura

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
2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
21 May Kyōto Sanga FC H 3–1 W
13 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
07 May Kashima Antlers H 3–0 W
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
25 May Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
21 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
14 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
07 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–2 L
03 May Kyōto Sanga FC 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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Mitch Langerak is replaced by Yohei Takeda on 9 minute.
  • 14' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tsukasa Shiotani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Kosei Shibasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yoichiro Kakitani departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Ishida.
  • 51' Mitch Langerak is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' Against the run of play, Gakuto Notsuda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Gakuto Notsuda doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Noriyoshi Sakai comes on to replace Ryoya Morishita.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Inagaki made 340 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' The whistle greets Kosei Shibasaki as he departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
  • 73' Japan international Ryotaro Ishida has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Toshihiro Aoyama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoshifumi Kashiwa at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' Hiroyuki Abe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leo Silva at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' 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.
  • 89' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Makoto Mitsuta is withdrawn and Yoichi Naganuma gets his opportunity.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

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 Sasaki 1

Head to Head

2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2022-05-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima54% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
77%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
46%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Nagoya Grampus
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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