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Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Vissel Kobe
5 – 3
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 30 Jun 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 67' Ryuji Izumi
Y 79' Mitch Langerak

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Yosuke Kubota
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka

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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo 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

15
6
5
Vissel Kobe 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 5–3 W
22 Jun Oita FC Trinita H 2–2 D
15 Jun FC Tokyo A 1–0 W
01 Jun Jubilo Iwata A 1–1 D
26 May Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W
18 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–4 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Vissel Kobe A 3–5 L
22 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L
15 Jun Oita FC Trinita A 1–1 D
01 Jun Vegalta Sendai A 1–3 L
26 May Matsumoto Yamaga FC H 0–1 L
17 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus
#1 Position #3
35 Points 31
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
41 Scored 46
37 Conceded 44
+4 GD +2
1.94 PPG 1.72
61% Win % 56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Kim Seunggyu, a Korea Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 27' David Villa does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Iniesta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 47' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Ryuji Izumi doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Kyogo Furuhashi has done his job and it is now time for Keijiro Ogawa to step up.
  • 62' A stunning finish from Iniesta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Iniesta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Naoki Maeda makes way for Yuki Soma at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 66' Kazuya Miyahara doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Nagoya Grampus receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 69' Goal! Iniesta scores his 25 goal in 444 matches.
  • 71' Yutaka Yoshida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aria Hasegawa on 71 minute.
  • 72' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Aria Hasegawa departs to be replaced by Yutaka Yoshida.
  • 77' Shinnosuke Nakatani doubles the advantage! 4-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Nagoya Grampus. Mitch Langerak will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' David Villa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 84' Ryuji Izumi makes way for Takashi Kanai at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 87' What a strike from Keijiro Ogawa! The score is 6-3.
  • 88' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. David Villa departs to be replaced by Leo Osaki.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe make a change. Wellington trudges off to be replaced by Junya Tanaka on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 5-3 Nagoya Grampus. Honours even.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sho Inagaki 5
Iniesta 5
Yuya Osako 4
Lukas Podolski 4
Yoshinori Muto 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 3
Ryuji Izumi 2

Head to Head

2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-10-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-06-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Oita FC Trinita D 2019-06-15 FC Tokyo 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2019-06-01 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2019-05-26 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2019-05-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 4–1 Vissel Kobe L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-06-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2019-06-15 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC L 2019-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.04 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe62% Draw18% Nagoya Grampus20%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 71%
29%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
80%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
38%
Vissel Kobe or Nagoya Grampus
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe46% Draw32% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 16% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 18% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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