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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

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
14% 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
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
3/4
■ 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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! V-Varen Nagasaki welcome Nagoya Grampus for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. V-Varen Nagasaki needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' It’s high time Yahiro Kazama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yosuke Akiyama suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' V-Varen Nagasaki are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 35' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 40' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Ikki Arai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Mitch Langerak is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 55' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. V-Varen Nagasaki and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 443 games and scored 402 goals.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Masato Kurogi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 192 appearances.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. V-Varen Nagasaki must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The final score is 3-0.

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.