NAGOYA. Nagoya Grampus and Tokyo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Tokyo was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium stadium in Nagoya on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jumpei Iida who was helped by Takumi Takagi and Hideaki Nishio. The 4th official was Bumpei Ueda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Nagoya Grampus

0 - 0

Tokyo

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 7 Total 7
  • 1 On Target 0
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 116 Attack 120
  • 39 Dangerous attack 50
  • 86 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 19 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Tokyo was in firm control of the ball 61% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tokyo had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. However, that was not enough Tokyo to win the encounter​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tokyo shot 7 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 1 yellow card (Sho Inagaki ). On the other side, Tokyo received 3 yellow cards (Kei Koizumi, Koki Tsukagawa and K. Higashi).

Match Timeline

10'
Kei Koizumi- Yellow
Sho Inagaki- Yellow
48'
50'
58'
59'
67'
K. Higashi- Yellow
77'
Kota Tawaratsumida- sub ->Teruhito Nakagawa
82'
Noriyoshi Sakai- sub ->Kasper Junker
82'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After playing this match, Nagoya Grampus will have 10 points like Yokohama F. Marinos to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Tokyo will have 8 points like Albirex Niigata to soar in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 2nd of December with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Nagoya Grampus (5 draws).

Tokyo will play away agasint Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Tokyo (2 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
6.2
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
6.8
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
7.0
D
Haruya Fujii 13.Japan
6.8
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
7.1
M
Takuji Yonemoto 6.Japan
6.8
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
6.6
48'
M
Ryuji Izumi 7.Japan
6.6
58'
F
Kensuke Nagai 18.Japan
6.8
82'
F
Mateus 10.Brazil
7.4
90'
F
Kasper Junker 77.Denmark
7.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 16.Japan
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
6.8
58'
M
Riku Yamada 35.Japan
M
Kazuki Nagasawa 5.Japan
6.2
82'
M
R. Ishida 46.Japan
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 9.Japan
7.0
82'
F
Naldo 92.Brazil
90'

Nagoya Grampus adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (6.2), Yuki Nogami (6.8), Shinnosuke Nakatani (7.0), Haruya Fujii (6.8), Ryoya Morishita (7.1), Sho Inagaki (6.6), Takuji Yonemoto (6.8), Ryuji Izumi (6.6), Mateus (7.4), Kensuke Nagai (6.8) and Kasper Junker (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yohei Takeda, Riku Yamada, Kazuki Nagasawa (6.2), Noriyoshi Sakai (7.0), Leonardo Benedito da Silva, Yuichi Maruyama (6.8) and Ryotaro Ishida.

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: Ryuji Izumi for Yuichi Maruyama (58′), Kensuke Nagai for Kazuki Nagasawa (82′), Kasper Junker for Noriyoshi Sakai (82′) and Mateus for Naldinho (90′).

Best player: Mateus​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Mateus.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 22. He performed 5 crosses.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo
G
Jakub Slowik 27.Poland
6.8
D
M. Morishige 3.Japan
6.7
D
Henrique Trevisan 44.Brazil
7.1
D
Yasuki Kimoto 4.Japan
6.9
M
Yuto Nagatomo 5.Japan
7.0
M
K. Bangnagande 49.Japan
7.2
M
K. Higashi 10.Japan
7.4
67'
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
6.8
10'
F
Koki Tsukagawa 35.Japan
6.8
59' 50'
F
Diego Oliveira 9.Brazil
6.4
90'
F
Teruhito Nakagawa 39.Japan
7.1
77'
Substitutes
G
T. Nozawa 41.Japan
D
Shuhei Tokumoto 17.Japan
D
S. Kimura 47.Japan
M
Adailton 15.Brazil
6.8
59'
M
Kota Tawaratsumida 33.Japan
7.0
77'
F
Perotti 22.Brazil
90'
F
Leon Nozawa 42.Japan

Also Tokyo adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Albert Puig Ortoneda played with: Jakub Słowik (6.8), Yasuki Kimoto (6.9), Henrique Trevisan (7.1), Masato Morishige (6.7), Yuto Nagatomo (7.0), Kei Koizumi (6.8), Keigo Higashi (7.4), Kashif Bangnagande (7.2), Teruhito Nakagawa (7.1), Koki Tsukagawa (6.8) and Diego Oliveira (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Adailton (6.8), Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Shuhei Tokumoto, Pedro Henrique Perotti, Kota Tawaratsumida (7.0), Seiji Kimura and Reon Nozawa.

Substitutions

Tokyo made 2 changes: Koki Tsukagawa for Adailton (59′) and Diego Oliveira for Perotti (90′).

Best player: Keigo Higashi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tokyo was Keigo Higashi.

His rating is (7.4) with 81 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​