Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Toyota Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Yudai Yamamoto 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Nagoya Grampus 16 · Albirex Niigata 20
Referee Stats
18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.61
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 50%
Draws 17%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Nagoya Grampus outshot their opponent (17-6).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (59%).
  • Nagoya Grampus had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nagoya Grampus (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 25
Avg: 1.42 / 1.32

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36
Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

9
Avg: 0.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53
PPG
0.47
1.42
GF
0.84
1.32
GA
1.89
63%
O2.5
47%
63%
BTTS
58%
58%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Nagoya Grampus rank16th
Albirex Niigata rank20th
Nagoya Grampus points43
Albirex Niigata points24
Nagoya Grampus: #16 · 43 pts · GD -12
32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31
51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nagoya Grampus last 5 home

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals6-8
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nagoya Grampus trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.542%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Nagoya Grampus score at home79%
Nagoya Grampus clean sheet at home26%
Albirex Niigata score away68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Nagoya Grampus score first58%
Nagoya Grampus win after scoring first64%
Albirex Niigata score first47%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nagoya Grampus 33% · Albirex Niigata 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nagoya Grampus 44.6' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Nagoya Grampus score at home1.42 vs 1.32
Nagoya Grampus concede at home1.32 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32
Nagoya Grampus score 8% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Nagoya Grampus are 22% above league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS0%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Nagoya Grampus goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
46-60 6
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 4
61-75 4
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 1

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
17
6
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
7
2
Shots Outside Box
10
4
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
10
16
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
308
462
Passes Accurate
231
378
Passes %
75%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
18'
18' K. Hashimoto
46'
46' K. Junker
1st substitution · For: T. Morishima
46'
46' M. Fitzgerald
1st substitution · For: H. Inamura
55'
55' Goal · 1-0
R. Izumi
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Morishima
64'
64' K. Nakayama
2nd substitution · For: T. Uchida
70'
70' K. Hashimoto
2nd substitution · For: Y. Horigome
70'
70' T. Arai
3rd substitution · For: Danilo Gomes
74'
74' K. Nagai
75'
75' R. Izumi
3rd substitution · For: T. Kikuchi
75'
75' K. Nagai
4th substitution · For: Y. Yamagishi
83'
83' J. Okumura
4th substitution · For: Keisuke Kasai
83'
83' K. Taniguchi
5th substitution · For: K. Yamura
90'
90' Goal · 2-0
T. Kikuchi
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Uchida
90'
90' Goal · 3-0
Y. Yamagishi
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Kikuchi

Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nagoya Grampus beat Albirex Niigata 3-0 on Saturday, 31 May 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yudai Yamamoto. It was played at Toyota Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Hashimoto received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 18'.

Second half: Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Junker replacing T. Morishima. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Fitzgerald replacing H. Inamura. Nagoya Grampus took the lead at 55' when R. Izumi scored, with the assist credited to T. Morishima, making the score 1-0. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Nakayama replacing T. Uchida. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Hashimoto replacing Y. Horigome. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Arai replacing Danilo Gomes. K. Nagai received a yellow card for Nagoya Grampus at 74'. Nagoya Grampus made their 3rd substitution at 75', with R. Izumi replacing T. Kikuchi. Nagoya Grampus made their 4th substitution at 75', with K. Nagai replacing Y. Yamagishi. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Okumura replacing Keisuke Kasai. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Taniguchi replacing K. Yamura. Nagoya Grampus added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Kikuchi scored, with the assist credited to T. Uchida, making the score 2-0. Nagoya Grampus added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Y. Yamagishi scored, with the assist credited to T. Kikuchi, making the score 3-0.

Nagoya Grampus used 4 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions. Nagoya Grampus got 1 yellow card, while Albirex Niigata got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Nagoya Grampus outshot their opponent (17-6).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (59%).
  • Nagoya Grampus had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata Head-to-Head History by Season