Nagoya Grampus welcome Tokyo for another appealing J-League fixture here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals (1) in J-League
Nagoya Grampus and Tokyo 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
The hosts won their first J-League game here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Nagoya Grampus last season were 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses from 17 games.
Nagoya Grampus enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kashiwa Reysol's place. The match ended 3-0 with Junker and Nagai scoring. Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Langerak did an outstanding job against Kashiwa Reysol with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Fujii was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.42 out of 10. The defender Fujii hit two key passes and won 8 of 9 duels.
Before that game, a nice away win at Vissel Kobe. A Nabisco Cup match. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nagoya Grampus have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Nagoya Grampus has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Tokyo form and stats
The J-League season is young and Tokyo have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing from Oliveira (2) and Nakagawa secured the home win 3-1 against Yokohama in their previous game. Goalkeeper Słowik was absolutely vital in the Tokyo victory against Yokohama, making six saves. Oliveira, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.4. Oliveira scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
A loss, in the Nabisco Cup away at Cerezo Osaka, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tokyo playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Tokyo wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Tokyo have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Nagoya Grampus won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Tokyo got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nagai 2 goals |  K. Junker 2 goals |   D. Queiroz de Oliveira 2 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 16 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 35% |
| 12.8 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest conceded goals (1) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (3) in J-League
| Nagoya Grampus | Last season | Tokyo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 28 | 43 | ||
| 82% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 85% | ||
| 62% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 71% | ||
| 32% | 24% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 53% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 26% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 41% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 38% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 41% | ||
| 38% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 35% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 11 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 68 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 66 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 55 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 52 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 51 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | -1 | 47 |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 46 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 45 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 40 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 38 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -10 | 33 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -25 | 30 |
