Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tokushima Vortis & Nagoya Grampus 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 busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tokushima Vortis and Nagoya Grampus.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Tokushima participated in J-League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Tokushima Vortis have played 8 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Tokushima Vortis faced defeat in their previous match, away at Yokohama (1-2).
0-0 away at ThespaKusatsu Gunma before that.The match schedule is unforgiving for Tokushima Vortis as they have a new game in only three days, a J2-League match thankfully also at home. Tochigi are visiting.
The Tokushima Vortis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Tokushima are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pocari Sweat Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Nagoya Grampus, as they won the J-League Cup.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nagoya Grampus so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Grampus go into this game after a win, the home game against Cerezo Osaka that ended 1-0. Mateus, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.05. Mateus served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Yokohama F. Marinos wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Nagoya Grampus have another fixture away from home in just three days, a J-League match versus Shimizu S-Pulse. A strenuous calendar for the visiting team!
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nagoya Grampus's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. Nagoya Grampus have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date archived meeting featuring both these teams is the Nagoya Grampus - Tokushima 2-0 played not long ago this season. Tokushima Vortis-Nagoya Grampus H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Tokushima Vortis one win, Nagoya Grampus four wins, three draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Fujio 5 goals |  M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga 3 goals |  M. dos Santos Castro 3 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 4.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Roasso Kumamoto | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Blaublitz Akita | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | Oita Trinita | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 15 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 17 | Mito Hollyhock | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | JEF United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 15 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 21 | Ryukyu | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 7 |
