Nagoya Grampus and Kawasaki Frontale are both riding high in the J-League with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals (3) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (30) in J-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nagoya Grampus, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in J-League, are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sagan Tosu (1-2).
Nagoya Grampus are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Defensively Grampus have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (30) in J-League, are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Kawasaki has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Kawasaki's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima that finished 1-1. Before that, Kawasaki secured a home win against Avispa Fukuoka with the score 3-1.
The Kawasaki manager T. Oniki has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 15 goals in 4 league matches away. 4 goals have been conceded by Kawasaki Frontale in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Nagoya Grampus wins - draws - Kawasaki Frontale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 7 goals |  A. Ienaga 6 goals |  K. Mitoma 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 75% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 75% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 7.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 38% | 42% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 68% | 38% |
- All of Kawasaki Frontale's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kawasaki Frontale have not yet lost a game.
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored in all their matches so far.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (15) away in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (30) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+11) away in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+22) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kawasaki Frontale is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Nagoya Grampus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals (3) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (10) 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -25 | 2 |