J-League: A pair of contenders who have played nicely so far. Get ready for Nagoya Grampus - Urawa Reds with this complete preview!
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (20) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most matches under the total-line (22) in J-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Nagoya Grampus are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Urawa is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium as Nagoya Grampus have scored 22 goals to get 36 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 11-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Grampus are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Cerezo Osaka. Midfield player Sho Inagaki got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Inagaki dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Gamba Osaka with a 3-1 scoreline.Grampus has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. From these home matches, Grampus have conceded only 13 goals.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The visitors are W6-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Urawa Reds's previous game was their home loss versus Shimizu S-Pulse (0-1). Urawa Reds were so close to getting something from the game against Shimizu S-Pulse, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime. Ataru Esaka, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. Esaka hit two key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 59 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Yokohama F. Marinos.The attacking power of Urawa Reds when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Urawa have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Urawa Reds - Grampus 0-0 was the product when this pair of sides last played each other, also in this season. Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Grampus, two draws and four wins for Urawa Reds. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
![]() K. Junker 9 goals | ![]() S. Inagaki 8 goals | ![]() M. dos Santos Castro 7 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 19 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 44 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 45 |
| 30 | 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 89% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 59% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 70% |
| 35% | 33% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 14% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 11% |
| 30% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 28% | 32% |
| 54% | 61% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 39% | 43% |
| 27% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 8.9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 28% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | 34% |
| 8.6 | 9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (11) at home in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (20) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most matches under the total-line (22) 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 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 53 | 91 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 37 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 78 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 70 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 66 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 65 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 62 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 53 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 52 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 48 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | -3 | 48 |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 46 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 43 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 37 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -18 | 41 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 39 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 37 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -19 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 32 | -25 | 32 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 37 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -30 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 37 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 76 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -44 | 27 |