Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vissel Kobe
0 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 09:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Sergi Samper 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Taku Nakano

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
2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
10 Mar FC Tokyo A 3–2 W
06 Mar Tokushima Vortis A 1–1 D
27 Feb Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
19 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
18 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
10 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
06 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
28 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W
19 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
12 Dec Yokohama FC H 0–0 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
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' We are underway at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Sho Inagaki adds to his 1 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Mitch Langerak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Japan international Gotoku Sakai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Sergi Samper. He replaces Takuya Yasui on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 35-year-old Takuji Yonemoto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Yutaka Yoshida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 59' Gabriel Xavier makes way for Yoichiro Kakitani at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Ryo Hatsuse comes on to replace Tetsushi Yamakawa.
  • 69' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Ryogo Yamasaki has done his job and it is now time for Naoki Maeda to step up.
  • 78' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 78 minute. Kazuki Nagasawa leaves to be changed by Takuji Yonemoto.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryogo Yamasaki, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' Vissel Kobe player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Yuta Goke exits the field as Noriaki Fujimoto enters on 84.
  • 89' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Mateus is withdrawn and Shinnosuke Nakatani gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-03-10 FC Tokyo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-02-27 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-12-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-10 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-03-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-02-28 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-12-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Yokohama FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Nagoya Grampus 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe36% Draw25% Nagoya Grampus39%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
61%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
64%
Vissel Kobe or Nagoya Grampus
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe30% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus30%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

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

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