Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Nagoya Grampus languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Vissel Kobe will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nagoya Grampus are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Vissel Kobe are struggling to avoid relegation.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Nagoya Grampus at their home stadium is 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Nagoya Grampus's last game was hosting Vissel Kobe (placed 10th) and winning 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Consadole Sapporo (0-3).
The Nagoya Grampus fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Vissel Kobe playing as the away team in the J-League this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Vissel Kobe have lost on their last two travels.
Vissel Kobe play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Nagoya Grampus (placed 14th). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Vegalta Sendai.
Vissel Kobe has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 15 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Nagoya Grampus - Vissel Kobe 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nagoya Grampus 3 wins, 1 draw and Vissel Kobe 6 victories. As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  David Villa 12 goals |  K. Furuhashi 9 goals |   N. Maeda 8 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 44 | 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | 53 |
| 47 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 32 | 57 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 84% |
| 52% | 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 68% |
| 29% | 20% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 42% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| 55% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 26% | 47% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| 19% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 19% | 16% |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 59 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 58 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 54 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 43 |
| 8 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 36 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 35 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -22 | 35 |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 32 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -23 | 31 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 30 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 25 |