Nagoya Grampus
Football Japan - J1 League Toyota Stadium Sat 23 Aug 06:00
Kawasaki Frontale
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  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

J1 League Betting Preview: Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale

Nagoya Grampus host Kawasaki Frontale in this Japanese J1 league match at Toyota Stadium, with kick-off set for 06:00 on Saturday 23 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Can Grampus Keep the Scores Close?

When Nagoya Grampus meet Kawasaki Frontale, we will back the hosts at -143 on the Asian Handicap +0.25. With the stake split between 0 and +0.5, they look capable of landing a return by avoiding defeat.

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4-0 Victory for Frontale in Pair’s Previous H2H

Nagoya Grampus have lost their last three games. Away at Saitama Stadium, they recently suffered a 2-1 defeat against Urawa Red Diamonds. The Red Whales had 52% possession and seven shots on target, with Teruki Hara scoring the goal.

Kawasaki Frontale played Albirex Niigata away from home in their previous game. It was a 1-1 draw at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Shigetoshi Hasebe's side enjoyed 50% possession and two shots on goal, while Tatsuya Ito was on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two sides previously met at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, with Frontale landing the home victory. Defeating Grampus by a 4-0 scoreline. In the previous 10 H2H matches, we have seen six Frontale victories, three Grampus wins and one draw.

J1 League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 K. Frontale logo K. Frontale 38 15 12 11 67 57 10 67:57 57
16 Nagoya Grampus logo Nagoya Grampus 38 11 10 17 44 56 -12 44:56 43
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Nagoya Grampus – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts. Grampus have had 48.3% possession and 5.0 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.3 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 7.6 attempts, while being awarded 5.3 corners.

Teruki Hara, Mateus and Yuya Yamagishi are joint-top scorers with 2 goals on the board. Katsuhiro Nakayama, Tsukasa Morishima and Taichi Kikuchi have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Kawasaki Frontale – Last 10 League Games

Frontale have 4 victories, 4 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 1.5 goals from 7.6 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 47.5% possession, 4.0 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.6 goals from 8.6 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal.

Tatsuya Ito and Marcinho have scored 3 goals, followed by Yasuto Wakizaka with 2. Marcinho and Tatsuya Ito have managed 2 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nagoya Grampus confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Alexandre Pisano (GK), Teruki Hara, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Haruya Fujii, Soichiro Mori, Sho Inagaki, Tsukasa Morishima, Katsuhiro Nakayama, Ryuji Izumi, Kasper Junker, Yudai Kimura.

Kawasaki Frontale confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Louis Yamaguchi (GK), Sai van Wermeskerken, Asahi Sasaki, Yuichi Maruyama, Sota Miura, Kento Tachibanada, So Kawahara, Yuto Ozeki, Yuki Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ito, Erison.

Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale Prediction & Betting Tips

The Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale betting tips feature sharp analysis across major markets, including a key match prediction, corners insight, correct score guidance and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Nagoya Grampus +0.25 on the Asian Handicap could be the way forward at odds of -143. The home team should be able to avoid defeat in this J1 League clash and we’re optimistic that they can land a win.

The J1 League experts at Sportsgambler.com have a strong handle when it comes to injuries and suspensions. The recent form also helps to shape our football predictions, with this being cross-referenced with the latest numbers.

Key Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Grampus in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Grampus in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Frontale in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Frontale in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Frontale in 3 consecutive games.
Grampus +0.25 Probability

The latest odds at the best betting sites suggest our pick carries a 58.8% chance of winning. However, our experts have this number between 65-70% based on their in-depth research. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Corners Prediction

Grampus Over 4.5 Corners -120 BetMGM logo

Nagoya Grampus have covered the 4.5 corners line in three consecutive matches. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to Grampus covering the Team Corners line, with odds of -120 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Grampus Logo Grampus
Total
10.30 5.00 5.30
Home
9.90 5.10 4.80
Away
8.70 3.40 5.30
Frontale Logo Frontale
Total
8.40 4.00 4.40
Home
8.80 4.50 4.30
Away
9.80 5.10 4.70
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Grampus +0.25 -143
Total Goals Under 2.5 -132
Team Corners Grampus Over 4.5 -120

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Close Contest Likely According to the Bookies

You can get betting odds of +140 for Kawasaki Frontale winning this J1 League clash and the bookies have Nagoya Grampus available at +180. If you want to back the draw, it’s on offer at +235.

If you fancy Frontale but want money back if the game ends in a draw, then you can secure odds of -141. Alternatively, there’s the chance to wager on Grampus at -102 on the Draw No Bet market.

A low-scoring contest will be predicted by several which is reflected in the fact that Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. A different wager could be betting BTTS No where you can land -127 when it comes to the Both Teams to Score No market.

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Toyota Stadium
Toyota Stadium
Grampus Hoping to Hit the Right Notes on Home Soil

Nagoya Grampus are winless over their previous three games at Toyota Stadium. Kenta Hasegawa's team have managed five victories, three draws and two losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Kawasaki Frontale have gone without an away win in the last three games. The Blue and Black have finished with four losses, three victories and three draws in the past 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

The most recent Toyota Stadium meeting saw Grampus claim a 2-0 win over Frontale. In the previous 4 H2H meetings at Toyota Stadium, we have seen two Grampus triumphs, one Frontale win and one draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Nagoya Grampus logo Nagoya Grampus Home Stats 5-3-2 2.20 1.40 0.80 6 4 6 4
Kawasaki Frontale logo Kawasaki Frontale Away Stats 3-3-4 2.50 1.30 1.20 6 4 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Nagoya Grampus logo Nagoya Grampus League Stats
Kawasaki Frontale logo Kawasaki Frontale League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale Lineups & Team News

Before placing any bets on Grampus vs Frontale, check the team news first. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for the J1 League along with the latest injury news.

Nagoya Grampus Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Kawasaki Frontale Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nagoya Grampus Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

35 Alexandre Pisano
70 Teruki Hara 20 Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni 13 Haruya Fujii 44 Soichiro Mori
15 Sho Inagaki 14 Tsukasa Morishima 27 Katsuhiro Nakayama 7 Ryuji Izumi
77 Kasper Junker 22 Yudai Kimura
98 Louis Yamaguchi
31 Sai van Wermeskerken 5 Asahi Sasaki 35 Yuichi Maruyama 13 Sota Miura
8 Kento Tachibanada 19 So Kawahara
16 Yuto Ozeki 6 Yuki Yamamoto 17 Tatsuya Ito
9 Erison

Kawasaki Frontale Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nagoya Grampus Substitutes

  • 2Yuki Nogami
  • 3Yota Sato
  • 8Keiya Shiihashi
  • 9Yuya Asano
  • 11Yuya Yamagishi
  • 16Yohei Takeda
  • 17Takuya Uchida
  • 18Kensuke Nagai
  • 55Shuhei Tokumoto

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes

  • 1Sung-Ryong Jung
  • 21Shunsuke Ando
  • 27Ryota Kamihashi
  • 29Toya Myogan
  • 30Hiroto Noda
  • 36Kyosuke Mochiyama
  • 38Soma Kanda
  • 39Kaito Tsuchiya
  • 41Akihiro Ienaga

Previous Nagoya Grampus Lineups

16 Aug J1 League
Urawa Reds 2-1 Nagoya Grampus
10 Aug J1 League
Nagoya Grampus 1-2 Kyoto Sanga
20 Jul J1 League
Yokohama F.M. 3-0 Nagoya Grampus
05 Jul J1 League
Nagoya Grampus 0-0 Tokyo Verdy
28 Jun J1 League
Sanfrecce H. 1-2 Nagoya Grampus
21 Jun J1 League
Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Previous Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

16 Aug J1 League
Albirex Niigata 1-1 K. Frontale
09 Aug J1 League
K. Frontale 2-5 Avispa Fukuoka
20 Jul J1 League
Gamba Osaka 2-1 K. Frontale
05 Jul J1 League
K. Frontale 2-1 Kashima Antlers
29 Jun J1 League
Tokyo Verdy 1-0 K. Frontale
25 Jun J1 League
K. Frontale 3-1 Albirex Niigata
Team Squads

Nagoya Grampus Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Kenta Hasegawa

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Sho Inagaki 15 M 26 2340 26 0 7 2 3 0
Keiya Shiihashi 8 M 26 2076 23 3 2 1 1 0
Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni 20 D 22 1935 21 4 0 0 0 0
Ryuji Izumi 29 M 26 1916 25 1 3 0 2 0
Teruki Hara 70 D 20 1502 16 4 2 0 1 0

Kawasaki Frontale Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Shigetoshi Hasebe

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Louis Yamaguchi 98 G 24 2160 24 1 0 0 0 0
Yasuto Wakizaka 14 M 25 2039 23 2 4 5 0 0
Yuichi Maruyama 35 D 23 1947 22 2 0 1 1 0
Asahi Sasaki 5 D 25 1931 22 3 2 1 2 0
Yuki Yamamoto 6 M 23 1778 20 6 3 1 3 0
Japan FlagJ1 League Table
2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Kashima Antlers 38 23 7 8 58:31 76
2 Kashiwa Reysol 38 21 12 5 60:34 75
3 Kyoto Sanga 38 19 11 8 62:40 68
4 Sanfrecce H. 38 20 8 10 46:28 68
5 Vissel Kobe 38 18 10 10 46:33 64
6 Machida Zelvia 38 17 9 12 52:38 60
7 Urawa Reds 38 16 11 11 45:39 59
8 K. Frontale 38 15 12 11 67:57 57
9 Gamba Osaka 38 17 6 15 53:55 57
10 Cerezo Osaka 38 14 10 14 60:57 52
11 FC Tokyo 38 13 11 14 41:48 50
12 Avispa Fukuoka 38 12 12 14 34:38 48
13 F. Okayama 38 12 9 17 34:43 45
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 11 11 16 41:51 44
15 Yokohama F.M. 38 12 7 19 46:47 43
16 Nagoya Grampus 38 11 10 17 44:56 43
17 Tokyo Verdy 38 11 10 17 23:41 43
18 Yokohama 38 9 8 21 27:45 35
19 Shonan Bellmare 38 8 8 22 36:63 32
20 Albirex Niigata 38 4 12 22 36:67 24
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Kashima Antlers 19 13 4 2 34:16 43
2 Urawa Reds 19 13 3 3 28:12 42
3 Kashiwa Reysol 19 12 5 2 27:15 41
4 Gamba Osaka 19 12 1 6 33:26 37
5 Vissel Kobe 19 10 5 4 24:12 35
6 Sanfrecce H. 19 10 4 5 21:14 34
7 Kyoto Sanga 19 9 6 4 29:17 33
8 K. Frontale 19 8 6 5 41:32 30
9 Machida Zelvia 19 9 3 7 26:18 30
10 Cerezo Osaka 19 8 6 5 27:21 30
11 Nagoya Grampus 19 8 5 6 27:25 29
12 Avispa Fukuoka 19 7 7 5 20:19 28
13 FC Tokyo 19 8 4 7 23:26 28
14 Tokyo Verdy 19 8 3 8 15:18 27
15 Yokohama F.M. 19 7 5 7 25:21 26
16 F. Okayama 19 7 4 8 17:16 25
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 19 6 7 6 24:25 25
18 Yokohama 19 6 4 9 13:20 22
19 Shonan Bellmare 19 5 6 8 26:27 21
20 Albirex Niigata 19 2 9 8 20:31 15