Nagoya Grampus and Tokyo measure strength at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium, in a match for the 25th round of the J1 League. In the last direct showdown for this edition of the league, on 17‑03-2019, Tokyo won at home by (1‑0). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games. Despite being a match between 9th and 1st of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 6th ranked in home games and the 13th as a visitor.
Nagoya :
The home team is currently in 9th position, with 31 points won, after 8 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, he tied out against Matsumoto Yamaga by (1‑1). In the last game, he lost at home against Yokohama F. Marinos by (1-5). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 19 points, against only 12 in his away matches. For the championship, Nagoya Grampus conquered 16 points in 30 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 games he played in his stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 24 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never got the comeback. In the last 11 home games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: he suffered 5 of his 12 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Nagoya Grampus comes to this game with little motivation, after a strong defeat at home with Marinos, 1-5, the team’s only goal was scored by Jô. It should be noted that the locals are going through a very complicated phase of the season, since they only won 1 victory in the last 10 games played in several competitions. When going through a phase of mistrust, coach Yahiro Kazama is expected to favor a low block, defending organized and attacking through rapid transitions. Brazil’s Jô is Nagoya’s top scorer, with 6 goals scored. For this match, the coach will not have Maruyama, Aoki and Yonemoto, players, who recover from injury.
Tokyo :
After 15 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in 1st position, with 49 points won. In his last game, he tied with Consadole Sapporo out by (1‑1), after in the previous match he lost at home, in a match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, by (0‑1). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 13 points out and 36 in its stadium, with 8 goals scored and 7 suffered as a visitor, against 27 goals scored and 11 suffered at home. For the championship, Tokyo conquered 13 points in 27 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games played as a visitor. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (6 in 9 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 8 of the last 9 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 24 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times, but got the comeback in 4.
Tokyo comes to this match after a 1-1 draw against Consadole, adding the second consecutive game without a victory in the Japanese championship: Watanabe scored the only goal of the team. Despite this phase, it should be taken into account that visitors occupy the first position in the leaderboard. In this match against Nagoya, coach Kenta Hasegawa should benefit the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank. Diego Oliveira is Tokyo’s top scorer so far, with 12 goals scored. Outside this game are Nakamura, Suzuki and In-su Yu, all with physical problems.
