The Tokyo & Nagoya Grampus managers K. Hasegawa and M. Ficcadenti are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J-League league table.
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.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo have played three J-League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Tokyo drew their last game, 0-0 away at Cerezo Osaka (placed 3rd). Ahead of that match, Tokyo lost 2-3 at home to Sagan Tosu.
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 Tokyo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost two.
The manager K. Hasegawa will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in only four days.
Tokyo has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Tokyo with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Having won their last three away games Grampus has no reason to fear anyone.
Grampus go into this game after a win, the home game against Urawa Reds that ended 6-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Shimizu S-Pulse.
As you can tell from the results above, Grampus was very dominant against Urawa Reds, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-2 (!) with Gabriel Xavier, João Schmidt and N. Maeda (4) providing the goals. It's hard not to mention N. Maeda's lethal finishing against Urawa Reds. four goals were a big reason for the important victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nagoya Grampus playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Grampus wins, four draws and five defeats.
Grampus have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. Grampus are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Tokyo wins - draws - Nagoya Grampus wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 14 goals |  K. Nagai 9 goals |   N. Maeda 8 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Tokyo | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 11% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 56% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 22% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | 23 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 29 | 6 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 41% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 43% |
- All of Nagoya Grampus's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Tokyo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nagoya Grampus has the most scored goals in the first half (12)
- Nagoya Grampus have not yet lost a game away.
- Nagoya Grampus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nagoya Grampus have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nagoya Grampus have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tokyo has the most points from losing position (8)
- Tokyo have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 4 |