A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Perfect season at home so far for Nagoya Grampus, as mentioned below. 2 wins from 2 appearances. Two home wins in a row for Nagoya Grampus bring valid hopes of a third.Nagoya Grampus manager Y. Kazama and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League. Prior to that, an away loss at Cerezo Osaka in the Nabisco Cup.
There will be little rest for Nagoya Grampus after this match as they are travelling to Oita Trinita for a Nabisco Cup game in only four days.
Nagoya Grampus has the goal stats of 6-0 (for/against) from 2 fixtures.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Júbilo Iwata are doing rather OK so far in their away games, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Júbilo Iwata, as they have won on their previous two travels.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Shimizu S-Pulse with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Júbilo Iwata won their away game at Matsumoto Yamaga in the Nabisco Cup. The scoreline was 3-1.
Júbilo Iwata has another fixture away, a Nabisco Cup game, against Gamba Osaka in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games, an average of less than one per game. Júbilo Iwata are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 8 - 2 - 0 (Nagoya Grampus wins - draws - Júbilo Iwata wins).Nagoya Grampus missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Júbilo Iwata | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 2 | Played | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | Scored | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | Conceded | 1 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 33% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 0% | Both teams to score | 0% | 57% |
| 43% | 100% | Clean Sheet | 67% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | Failed To Score | 67% | 29% |
| 6 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
- Nagoya Grampus hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Nagoya Grampus has scored in all of their 2 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
