The standings tells us that 10 points separate the pair of rivals in this J-League game. Nagoya Grampus have both the points- and home advantage.
- Nagoya Grampus have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in J-League
Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 9 J-League games here at Toyota Stadium for Nagoya Grampus. The data says 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Ever since the Vissel Kobe game Grampus has been unbeatable here at Toyota Stadium producing four straight wins.
In their previous game, the manager Hasegawa led his Nagoya Grampus to a defeat away at Tokyo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Toyota Stadium. The first loss after going undefeated in four league matches. Junker, a forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.32 (out of 10). Junker hit three key passes.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Nabisco Cup.
Nagoya Grampus has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grampus have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Urawa Reds (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Oshima was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Oshima hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 56 successful passes (of 61 total).
Ahead of that, the Nabisco Cup win away at Shonan Bellmare.
Kawasaki Frontale have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Kawasaki Frontale in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kawasaki Frontale - Grampus 1-2 was the output when these two contenders last played each other, some time ago this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Nagoya Grampus won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Kawasaki Frontale got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 9 goals |  M. dos Santos Castro 4 goals |   T. Miyashiro 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 89% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 67% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 41% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 59% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 29% |
| 28% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12.7 | 13.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11 | 11.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 32% |
| 11.8 | 11.1 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nagoya Grampus have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
