Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

15
6
5
Vissel Kobe 26 games · Avg 2.9 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 Tōkyō 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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% 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
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ 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)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Vissel Kobe have kicked off against Nagoya Grampus. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Mitch Langerak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The 29-year-old Yuki Soma has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Yuichi Maruyama. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' Gotoku Sakai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Ryuho Kikuchi comes on to replace Leo Osaki.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Naoki Maeda by Yuki Soma on 54 minute.
  • 59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Against the run of play, Iniesta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Mu Kanazaki by Ryogo Yamasaki on 69 minute.
  • 70' Gabriel Xavier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuji Yonemoto on 70 minute.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Gabriel Xavier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Oh Jaeseok on, Yutaka Yoshida off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Noriaki Fujimoto comes on to replace Douglas.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Yutaro Oda comes on to replace Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Ryogo Yamasaki is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 87.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iniesta 5
Sho Inagaki 5
Yuya Osako 4
Lukas Podolski 4
Yoshinori Muto 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 3
David Villa 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 Tōkyō 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.