Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yasuhiro Hiraoka 58' Y
Y 86' Takuji Yonemoto

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Reo Tanaka
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Taku Nakano
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 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

6
3
7
Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
07 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
30 Nov Ōita FC Trinita H 2–0 W
23 Nov Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
10 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
02 Nov Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
07 Dec Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
30 Nov Júbilo Iwata A 1–2 L
23 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
09 Nov Vissel Kobe H 3–0 W
02 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Vegalta Sendai host Nagoya Grampus — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Yasuhiro Hiraoka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' A goal from the Mozambique international Simao Junior! He fires home on 18 to make it 1-0!
  • 23' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hiroyuki Abe makes it 1-1.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Yasuhiro Hiraoka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 61' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Takumi Sasaki departs to be replaced by Kunimitsu Sekiguchi.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shuhei Akasaki is replaced by Takayoshi Ishihara.
  • 73' Ryogo Yamasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoki Maeda on 73 minute.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 83' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 86' Nagoya Grampus player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Takuma Nishimura 3
Jo 3
Jo 3
Shun Nagasawa 2
Takuma Nishimura 2
Kaina Yoshio 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Yasuhiro Hiraoka 1

Head to Head

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-10 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-11-02 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2019-11-30 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe W 2019-11-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai51% Draw27% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
77%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
49%
Vegalta Sendai or Nagoya Grampus
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai35% Draw48% Nagoya Grampus17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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