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 5th and Vegalta Sendai's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a J-League match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Yokohama F. Marinos.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nagoya Grampus are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Nagoya Grampus has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium. We remember; it was Kashima Antlers.
In their previous game, the manager M. Ficcadenti led his Grampus to a defeat in the J-League match away at Yokohama F. Marinos. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Kawasaki Frontale.
Goals decide football matches and Grampus are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai, who have the the worst goal difference (-24) in J-League, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-3-7 (12 played). Vegalta are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Vissel Kobe fixture. Vegalta has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The attacking players of Vegalta Sendai have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 303 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Vegalta as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the J-League match against Urawa Reds (0-6). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Yokohama.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Urawa Reds was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vegalta are hosting Vissel Kobe in the J-League only four days away.
Vegalta have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 12 goals have been scored. For Vegalta, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus and Vegalta Sendai have met before this season: Vegalta Sendai - Nagoya Grampus 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Grampus victories, one draw and five Vegalta Sendai wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maeda 6 goals | M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals |  M. Kanazaki 5 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 36 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 45 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 62% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| 54% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 59% |
| 21% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 46% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 38% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 21% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 32% |
| 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 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | 72 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 107 | 210 |
| 78 | 37 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 31 | 72 |
| 37% | 41% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 39% | 29% |
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-24) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -24 | 13 |