Balanced ball game between Consadole Sapporo and Nagoya Grampus expected

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 25.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium (38415 seats)

J-League: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this game. Nagoya Grampus might have a small advantage with their 5th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (16) in J-League

It's no vacation for neither Consadole Sapporo nor Nagoya Grampus 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Consadole Sapporo form and stats

7-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Consadole Sapporo so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium.

An away draw last time out for Consadole Sapporo, facing Oita Trinita in a game that ended 1-1. Attacking player Jay Bothroyd bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Bothroyd served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that, Consadole had a home game versus Tokyo which ended with a victory 3-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Consadole Sapporo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Consadole Sapporo as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Consadole Sapporo has won five of these, drawn three and lost six.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kawasaki Frontale are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from Consadole in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Consadole's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nagoya Grampus form and stats

6-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nagoya Grampus, who have the most clean sheets (16) in J-League, in their J-League matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Ficcadenti, the Grampus manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Nagoya Grampus have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mitchell James Langerak. It's been 237 minutes since they last conceded in J-League.

Grampus had fun at their own home (Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium) last time out, beating Avispa Fukuoka 1-0. Jakub Świerczok scored. Goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak got the top player rating of the team with 7.73/10. Langerak stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Jakub Świerczok came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Avispa Fukuoka last time out, making the manager M. Ficcadenti feel like a tactical genius.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Vissel Kobe in the Emperor Cup.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Grampus in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Nagoya Grampus, three draws and nine defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Nagoya Grampus are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League only four days away.

Grampus find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Grampus are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Nagoya Grampus - Consadole 1-0. Last ten meetings between these teams: Consadole won four, Nagoya Grampus were winners in five and we saw one draw. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Nagoya GrampusM. dos Santos Castro
M. dos Santos Castro
6 goals
Consadole SapporoT. Kaneko
T. Kaneko
5 goals
ConsadoleT. Ogashiwa
T. Ogashiwa
5 goals

Consadole Sapporo missing players

Nagoya Grampus missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Consadole Sapporo Nagoya Grampus
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 2 13 25
10 7 0 Won W 1 6 13
6 2 2 Drew D 1 3 4
8 3 2 Lost L 0 4 8
33 23 6 Scored S 2 14 25
32 16 9 Conceded C 1 11 20
88% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 77% 84%
79% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 48%
54% 58% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 32%
25% 42% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
12% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
58% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 23% 16%
25% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 64%
29% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 36%
 
6.2 5.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 4.3
3.7 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 4.2
1 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 0.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 12.8 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.7 8.1
4.5 5.1 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 3.8
31% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 26% 26%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in J-League
  • Nagoya Grampus have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J-League
  • Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (16) in J-League
  • Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (8) away in J-League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 25 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Nagoya Grampus 25 13 4 8 25 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 5 43
6 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
7 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 25 9 6 10 26 30 12 6 1 5 14 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -4 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 25 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Nagoya Grampus 25 13 4 8 25 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 5 43
6 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
7 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 25 9 6 10 26 30 12 6 1 5 14 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -4 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

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