Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Vissel Kobe
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Wed 30 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 19' Yuichi Maruyama
Douglas 19' Y
Y 87' Ryogo Yamasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Yuki Noda
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

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

16
6
5
Vissel Kobe 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
26 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–0 W
23 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 4–3 W
19 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
16 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep FC Tokyo H 2–2 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
26 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 W
23 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L
09 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–1 W

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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% 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
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ 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)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 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: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
  • 5' Yuta Goke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yuichi Maruyama.
  • 24' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's shape.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Leo Osaki is replaced by Ryuho Kikuchi.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 54 minute. Naoki Maeda leaves to be changed by Yuki Soma.
  • 59' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Magnificent from Iniesta! That is 25 goals in 457 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' The whistle greets Mu Kanazaki as he departs to be replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki.
  • 70' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Xavier is hanging Takuji Yonemoto on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Mitch Langerak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 80' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' Oh Jaeseok gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Yutaka Yoshida and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Noriaki Fujimoto on, Douglas off on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Vissel Kobe make a change. Kyogo Furuhashi trudges off to be replaced by Yutaro Oda on 86 minutes.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryogo Yamasaki.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Vissel Kobe take all three points.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-26 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-09 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.49 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe52% Draw21% Nagoya Grampus27%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
73%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
48%
Vissel Kobe or Nagoya Grampus
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe40% Draw36% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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