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Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Live Stream, Predictions
The J1 League tie at Toyota Stadium on Saturday sees home team Nagoya Grampus up against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
All Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Nagoya Grampus
WDDDWL
Nagoya Grampus won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-0 J1 League defeat in their last game at the hands of Kashima Antlers.
In that game, Nagoya Grampus managed 62% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Kashima Antlers got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Yuma Suzuki (29') and Kei Chinen (84') scored for Kashima Antlers.
Kenta Hasegawa's Nagoya Grampus have hit the target a sum total of 8 times over their past six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games is 7.
Their prior results show that Nagoya Grampus:
- have not registered a win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last 3 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 7 home league matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
WWLWWL
Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Vissel Kobe in J1 League competition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 56% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Hayato Araki (47' Own goal). Vissel Kobe had 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Yoshinori Muto (95') was the scorer for Vissel Kobe.
Throughout their six latest matches, Michael Skibbe's Sanfrecce Hiroshima have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 10 times, yielding them the goals per game average of 1.67.
Going into this one, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are winless against Nagoya Grampus when they've played them away from home in the last 7 league games. Not good at all.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 03/10/2021 shows that Nagoya Grampus have won 1 of these games and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
10 goals were scored between them in these games, with 3 for N. Grampus and 7 belonging to Sanfrecce. The average goals per game has been 1.67.
The last league meeting between these clubs was J. League Cup match day 2 on 26/03/2023 when it finished Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Nagoya Grampus.
📋 Team News: Nagoya Grampus
Takuya Shigehiro (Groin Injury), Ei Gyotoku (Collarbone fracture) and Ryotaro Ishida (Torn Ankle Ligament) won’t be available for Nagoya Grampus boss Kenta Hasegawa.
🗞️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Thanks to a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima gaffer Michael Skibbe to be concerned about. Makoto Mitsuta (Cruciate Ligament Injury) misses out for this game.
🔮 Prediction
We feel that Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus may well both score, with little between these two teams.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. We therefore see a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw at the conclusion of the game.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 00:46 16/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Nagoya Grampus
Formed: 1991
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (43,739)
Captain: Sho Inagaki
Chairman: Koki Konishi
Manager: Kenta Hasegawa
Competitions: J1 League position 3, J. League Cup (Group C)
🔑 Star Player: Sho Inagaki
Customarily taking up the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Sho Inagaki was born in Tokyo, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Ventforet Kofu in the 2014 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has struck 2 league goals in this J1 League 2023 campaign so far in a total of 13 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 29 | LWDWW |
2 |
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13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 24 | WDWWL |
3 |
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13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | DDDWL |
4 |
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12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | WLWWL |
5 |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | WLWWW |
6 |
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13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | WWWWW |
7 |
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12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | DWDLW |
8 |
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13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | WLWLW |
9 |
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14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 20 | DLWLD |
10 |
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13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | DWWWL |
11 |
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13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 18 | WWLLW |
12 |
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13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLLDW |
13 |
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13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 15 | WLLWD |
14 |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 13 | DLLLL |
15 |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 | DDLLL |
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13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 11 | LDWDL |
17 |
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13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -20 | 9 | DLWLW |
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13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -15 | 7 | DLLLL |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Vissel Kobe |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Kashima Antlers |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Gamba Osaka |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Vissel Kobe |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Yokohama FC |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Vissel Kobe |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Gamba Osaka |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Vissel Kobe |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
Nagoya Grampus |
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FC Tokyo |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Vissel Kobe |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Yokohama FC |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Kashima Antlers |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Gamba Osaka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 61 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 1.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.2 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 47 |
Time first goal conceded | 51 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Kasper Junker | 7 |
Kensuke Nagai | 3 |
Sho Inagaki | 2 |
Ryoya Morishita | 2 |
Haruya Fujii | 1 |
Douglas Vieira | 6 |
Shunki Higashi | 2 |
Takumu Kawamura | 2 |
Tsukasa Shiotani | 2 |
Nassim Ben Khalifa | 1 |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
FC Tokyo |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Albirex Niigata |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Kashima Antlers |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Albirex Niigata |
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Kashima Antlers |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Yokohama FC |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |