Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nagoya Grampus & Vissel Kobe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Nagoya Grampus nor Vissel Kobe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nagoya Grampus was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the J-League Cup. Urawa Reds was too strong.The story so far in the J-League for Nagoya Grampus at their home stadium (Toyota Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
A nice win for Grampus last time playing, versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Junker (2) scoring for the victors. Langerak loved the game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. The forward Junker was named "man of the match" for Nagoya Grampus with the rating of 7.71/10. Junker scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kashima Antlers (0-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nagoya Grampus have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Grampus after this match as they are travelling to Consadole Sapporo for a J-League game in only three days.
Nagoya Grampus are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Nagoya Grampus have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Avispa Fukuoka.Vissel Kobe have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 4-2-0 from 6 games.
Vissel are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Kashiwa Reysol. Defender Yamakawa was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Yamakawa won 2 of 5 duels.
Before that, Vissel Kobe secured a home win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima with the score 2-0.After this away game Vissel Kobe return home for a J-League game against Tokyo. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Vissel have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 6 away matches. Vissel Kobe are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive games without defeat (4-3-0) when facing Vissel Kobe.It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Vissel Kobe - Grampus 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 10 goals |   K. Junker 7 goals |  D. Sasaki 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 43 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 7 |
