Nagoya Grampus draws 0-0 with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima could not score a single goal.

By
John Ross
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Nagoya Grampus draws 0-0 with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FRISCO. Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Ryuji Sato assisted by Kota Watanabe and Koji Morikawa. The 4th official was Satoshi Karakami. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nagoya Grampus

0 - 0

Team 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 78 Attack 142
  • 35 Dangerous attack 63
  • 94 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a superior ball possession 59% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win the match​.

Nagoya Grampus shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Nagoya Grampus received 3 yellow cards (T. Uchida, Y. Soma and S. Inagaki). Regarding the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Takuya Uchida- Yellow
12'
29'
46'
Takumu Kawamura- sub ->T. Matsumoto
Sho Inagaki- Yellow
58'
59'
Ezequiel- sub ->N. Ben Khalifa
65'
65'
65'
74'
Pieros Sotiriou- sub ->D. Vieira
76'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Yokohama F. Marinos
68
34
Kawasaki Frontale
66
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
55
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Cerezo Osaka
51
34
Tokyo
49
34
Kashiwa Reysol
47
34
Nagoya Grampus
46
34
Urawa Reds
45
34
Consadole Sapporo
45
34
Sagan Tosu
42
34
Shonan Bellmare
41
34
Vissel Kobe
40
34
Avispa Fukuoka
38
34
Gamba Osaka
37
34
Kyoto Sanga
36
34
Shimizu S-Pulse
33
34
Júbilo Iwata
30
34

After playing this match, Nagoya Grampus will have 39 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 51 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Nagoya Grampus will play away with Cerezo Osaka on the 4th of November with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Nagoya Grampus (3 draws).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Nagoya Grampus – Formation

Nagoya Grampus
G
Mitchell Langerak 1.Australia
7.2
D
Tiago Pagnussat 2.Brazil
8.1
D
Shinnosuke Nakatani 4.Japan
6.9
D
Haruya Fujii  13.Japan
6.9
M
Ryoya Morishita 17.Japan
6.2
M
Ryota Nagaki 20.Japan
6.3
65'
M
Sho Inagaki 15.Japan
7.0
58'
M
Yuki Soma 11.Japan
7.6
29'
F
Takuya Uchida 34.Japan
6.7
12'
F
K. Sento 14.Japan
6.8
65'
F
Kensuke Nagai 45.Japan
6.4
65'
Substitutes
G
Yohei Takeda 21.Japan
D
K. Miyahara 6.Japan
6.6
76'
D
Yutaka Yoshida 23.Japan
D
Yuichi Maruyama 3.Japan
M
Hidemasa Koda 33.Japan
6.6
65'
M
Leo Silva 16.Brazil
6.2
65'
F
Naldo 29.Brazil
6.6
65'

Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Kenta Hasegawa decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Langerak (7.2), Shinnosuke Nakatani (6.9), Tiago Pagnussat (8.1), Haruya Fujii (6.9), Ryoya Morishita (6.2), Sho Inagaki (7.0), Ryota Nagaki (6.3), Yuki Soma (7.6), Keiya Sento (6.8), Takuya Uchida (6.7) and Kensuke Nagai (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Naldo (6.6), Yutaka Yoshida, Hidemasa Koda (6.6), Yuichi Maruyama, Leo Silva (6.2), Yohei Takeda and Kazuya Miyahara (6.6).

Nagoya Grampus could not rely on the presence of K. Miyahara (injured).

Substitutions

Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: R. Nagaki for L. Silva (65′), K. Nagai for Naldinho (65′), K. Sento for H. Koda (65′) and L. Silva for K. Miyahara (76′).

Best player: Tiago Pagnussat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Tiago Pagnussat.

His rating is (8.1) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
7.8
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 3.Japan
6.8
D
Sho Sasaki  19.Japan
6.9
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.1
M
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 18.Japan
6.2
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.2
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
7.1
46'
M
Makoto Mitsuta 39.Japan
6.5
F
Tsukasa Morishima 10.Japan
6.8
F
Nassim Ben Khalifa 13.Switzerland
6.8
59'
F
Douglas Vieira  9.Brazil
6.5
74'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi 21.Japan
D
Yuki Nogami 2.Japan
M
Kosei Shibasaki 30.Japan
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
6.5
59'
M
Takumu Kawamura 27.Japan
6.5
46'
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
6.4
74'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (7.8), Tsukasa Shiotani (6.8), Hayato Araki (7.1), Sho Sasaki (6.9), Makoto Mitsuta (6.5), Gakuto Notsuda (7.2), Taishi Matsumoto (7.1), Yoshifumi Kashiwa (6.2), Tsukasa Morishima (6.8), Nassim Ben Khalifa (6.8) and Douglas Vieira (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kosei Shibasaki, Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi, Yuki Nogami, Goro Kawanami, Ezequiel (6.5), Pieros Sotiriou (6.4) and Takumu Kawamura (6.5).

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 3 changes: T. Matsumoto for T. Kawamura (46′), N. Ben Khalifa for Ezequiel (59′) and D. Vieira for P. Sotiriou (74′).

Best player: Keisuke Osako​

The most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the goalkeeper: Keisuke Osako. His rating is 7.84. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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