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Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 2-1 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 11Kick-off on April 20, 2025 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Nagoya Grampus
2-1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Nagoya Grampus won 2-1 on April 20, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 40′MateusNagoya Grampus
  • 48′MateusNagoya Grampus
  • 81′D. SugaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nagoya Grampus

3-4-2-1
  1. 18K. Nagai
  1. 14T. Morishima
  2. 10Mateus
  1. 55S. Tokumoto
  2. 8K. Shiihashi
  3. 15S. Inagaki
  4. 7R. Izumi
  1. 6A. Kawazura
  2. 20K. Mikuni
  3. 2Y. Nogami
  1. 1D. Schmidt

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 9R. Germain
  1. 39S. Nakamura
  2. 51M. Kato
  1. 24S. Higashi
  2. 14S. Tanaka
  3. 6H. Kawabe
  4. 15S. Nakano
  1. 19S. Sasaki
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 33T. Shiotani
  1. 1K. Osako
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nagoya Grampus have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 9, 3 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2025Kataller Toyama(away)1-1J-League Cup
Apr 12, 2025Gamba Osaka(away)0-2J1 League
Apr 6, 2025Shonan Bellmare(away)1-2J1 League
Apr 2, 2025Yokohama F. Marinos(home)2-0J1 League
Mar 29, 2025Yokohama FC(home)2-1J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2025Fagiano Okayama(home)0-1J1 League
Apr 6, 2025Cerezo Osaka(home)2-1J1 League
Apr 2, 2025Kashima(home)1-0J1 League
Mar 29, 2025Kyoto Sanga(away)0-1J1 League
Mar 16, 2025Kashiwa Reysol(home)1-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Nagoya Grampus wins, 0 draws, 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 8, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Nagoya GrampusJ-League Cup
Sep 4, 2024Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ-League Cup
Aug 17, 2024Nagoya Grampus 1-2 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
May 6, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-3 Nagoya GrampusJ1 League
Sep 30, 2023Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1 Nagoya GrampusJ1 League
Jun 18, 2023Nagoya Grampus 2-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ-League Cup

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus on Sep 8, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Nagoya Grampus score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.4 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nagoya Grampus1.51.839/1510/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1.40.766/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nagoya Grampus sit 13th in J1 League (14 points from 14 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 3rd (30 points from 14 matches).

2026-27 standings
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3Sanfrecce Hiroshima14932321030
13Nagoya Grampus14428152314

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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