Nagoya Grampus club members expect points in home match facing Shonan Bellmare

Not a lot of time to rest for the host team, as they performed in a J-League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos, so at least Grampus are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Nagoya Grampus form and stats

5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Nagoya Grampus have to build on here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium in the J-League. Grampus has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Ficcadenti and the players.

Nagoya Grampus are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 231 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Eduardo (own goal)).

No payout for Grampus in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos that ended in defeat 0-2. Mateus, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.35 (out of 10). Mateus hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Yokohama.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Nagoya Grampus's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn one and lost two.

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

Grampus have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Nagoya Grampus have conceded only 9 goals.

Shonan Bellmare form and stats

There's been little loot from Shonan Bellmare's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the J-League. Shonan Bellmare only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Shonan Bellmare who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Urawa Reds was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The manager B. Ukishima was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka. Shonan Bellmare suffered a 1-2 loss to Kashima Antlers (placed 5th). Midfielder Akimi Barada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Barada served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Late heartbreak for Bellmare in the Kashima Antlers match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Tokyo.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Bellmare playing away, we found nine games. Results were zero away wins, three draws and six home wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bellmare have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. As for defending, Shonan Bellmare rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head game ended Shonan Bellmare - Grampus 0-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Grampus wins - draws - Shonan Bellmare wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals

S. Inagaki 4 goals

N. Yamada 4 goals

Nagoya Grampus missing players

Shonan Bellmare missing players