Nagoya Grampus have excelled Avispa Fukuoka this season, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the info you need prior to kickoff:
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (15) in J-League
Not a lot of time to rest for the home side, as they had a Emperor Cup game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Vissel Kobe, was also a home game here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Nagoya Grampus at their home stadium (Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Nagoya Grampus's last game was hosting Vissel Kobe (placed 5th) and winning 1-0.
Ahead of that match, Grampus won a home game hosting Shonan Bellmare (1-0).The manager M. Ficcadenti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Consadole Sapporo in only three days.
Grampus aren't scoring a lot here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nagoya Grampus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Playing away, Avispa Fukuoka have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Fukuoka are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Yuya Yamagishi and Jordy Croux scored in Fukuoka's previous match, the home game against Cerezo Osaka that ended 2-1. Yuya Yamagishi, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.52. Yamagishi scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Hasebe when Jordy Croux scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Jordy Croux scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time to defeat Cerezo Osaka.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima.A new game in only three days for Fukuoka, the J-League home match versus Kawasaki Frontale. Busy days.
The visiting Fukuoka have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Avispa Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved played each other earlier on this campaign: Avispa Fukuoka - Grampus 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Grampus six wins, two draws and Avispa Fukuoka one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals | ![]() B. Pereira Mendes 5 goals | ![]() S. Inagaki 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 83% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 50% | 45% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 58% |
| 62% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 38% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 7.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7 | 8.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 37% |
- 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 (15) 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 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |