The Urawa Reds & Nagoya Grampus managers Skorża and Hasegawa are both fearful of and looking forward to this very important match in the higher part of the J-League table.
- Urawa Reds have the most points from losing position (16) in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Urawa Reds form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 J-League games here at Saitama Stadium 2002 for Urawa Reds. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Two draws in a row at home now for Urawa Reds.
Urawa lost their last game at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Nishikawa had a busy but productive day in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima match. Despite making eleven saves the loss could not be prevented.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Yokohama F. Marinos.This is expected to be a close game, with Urawa Reds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Urawa Reds as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Urawa Reds has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Urawa Reds as they have a new game in only four days, a AFC Champions League match thankfully also at home. TBC are visiting.
A decent goal production from Urawa Reds in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Urawa have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
5-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nagoya Grampus in their J-League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Nagoya Grampus are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Mitchell James Langerak is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Nogami secured the home win 1-0 against Kashima Antlers in their previous game. The attacker Junker got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Junker served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Albirex Niigata.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Grampus in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Nagoya Grampus, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Nagoya Grampus have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Nagoya Grampus have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled previously this season: Nagoya Grampus - Urawa Reds 0-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Urawa won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Nagoya Grampus managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 11 goals |   S. Koroki 4 goals |  J. Kanté Martínez 4 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Urawa Reds | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 32 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 74% | 73% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 70% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 39% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 13% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 22% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 39% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 22% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 14.5 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 32% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 29% | 30% |
| 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have the most matches under the total-line (14) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most points from losing position (16) 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 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -26 | 18 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -17 | 17 |
