A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Nagoya Grampus fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Shonan Bellmare's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 13 J-League games here at Toyota Stadium for Nagoya Grampus. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Nagoya Grampus has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Toyota Stadium. We remember; it was Kashima Antlers.
A nice win for Grampus last time playing, versus Tokyo. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Mateus scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Grampus lost 0-2 at Sanfrecce Hiroshima's place.
A late climax in the match against Tokyo as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by Mateus.
The Grampus fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Grampus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Toyota Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shonan Bellmare, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in J-League, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shonan Bellmare goalkeeper Kosei Tani is eager to challenge this, with his 285 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's the second away game in a row for Bellmare, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Vissel Kobe (placed 11th) in the J-League last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Yokohama F. Marinos.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima in just four days.
The visiting Bellmare have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. In the opposite end, Shonan Bellmare have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Shonan Bellmare - Grampus 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Grampus victories, three draws and five Shonan Bellmare wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. dos Santos Castro 8 goals | N. Maeda 6 goals |  M. Kanazaki 6 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 40 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 24 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 39 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 59% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 69% | 48% |
| 45% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 62% | 41% |
| 17% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 46% | 30% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 38% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 54% | 37% |
| 45% | 46% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 26% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 31% | 44% |
| 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 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 264 | 127 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 85 | 181 |
| 112 | 63 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 36 | 72 |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 42% | 33% |
- Nagoya Grampus has the most clean sheets (13) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus has the most matches under the total-line (18) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nagoya Grampus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest scored goals (24) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shonan Bellmare is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 48 | 69 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 50 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 47 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 27 | -5 | 42 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -15 | 23 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 17 |