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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
3 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 12 May 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Shoji Akisawa
  • Referee Keigo Sendachi
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

7
2
4
V-Varen Nagasaki 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-09-09 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-02-13 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-09-11 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
06 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–4 L
05 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L
02 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
29 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–3 L
07 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D
05 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–1 D
02 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D
29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
28 Apr FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L

Season Stats

V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus
#9 Position #3
21 Points 31
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
25 Scored 46
33 Conceded 44
-8 GD +2
1.17 PPG 1.72
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ 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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
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: V-Varen Nagasaki gets underway.
  • 5' V-Varen Nagasaki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yahiro Kazama will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Japan international Ryutaro Iio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. V-Varen Nagasaki in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . V-Varen Nagasaki seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It’s high time Yahiro Kazama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' V-Varen Nagasaki has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Daiki Enomoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both V-Varen Nagasaki and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Gabriel Xavier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. V-Varen Nagasaki were simply the better side today.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Musashi Suzuki 4
Musashi Suzuki 4
Keita Nakamura 3
Keita Nakamura 3
Jo 2
Jo 2
Kensuke Nagai 2
Thiago Santana 2

Head to Head

2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-09-09 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-02-13 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-09-11 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Nagoya Grampus

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-05-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2018-05-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2018-05-02 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-04-28 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Nagoya Grampus 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki43% Draw26% Nagoya Grampus31%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
70%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
57%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Nagoya Grampus
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki31% Draw44% Nagoya Grampus25%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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