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Nagoya Grampus Eight v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 20th Apr, 06:00 BST, Minato Soccer Stadium, Nagoya

Kenta Hasegawa welcomes Michael Skibbe to the Minato Soccer Stadium on Sunday morning, as their Nagoya Grampus Eight and Sanfrecce Hiroshima troops do battle in the J-League. Analysing both clubs' last 20 J-League matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Nagoya and Hiroshima combined during 90 minutes. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to our prediction, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.18.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nagoya
23%
31/10
3%
-
Draw
27%
21/10-
Hiroshima
50%
1/1-
Hiroshima 1-0
14%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Hiroshima 2-0
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
10%
6/1-
Hiroshima 2-1
9%
17/2-
Nagoya 1-0
9%
8/1-
Nagoya 2-1
6%
14/1-
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
16/1-
Hiroshima 3-1
4%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Nagoya 2-0
4%
18/1-
Hiroshima 3-2
2%
33/1-
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
40/1-
Nagoya 3-1
2%
40/1-
Hiroshima 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
7/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
8/15-
Home 1st Goal
41%
7/4-
Away 1st Goal
53%
8/13-
No 1st Goal
6%
6/1-
BTTS - Yes
45%
21/20-
BTTS - No
55%
7/10-
BTTS - Home Win
9%
17/2-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/1-
Home/draw
50%
4/5-
Away/draw
77%
2/9-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
13/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
7/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
10/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/20-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/10-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
6/1-
Home DNB
42%
7/4-
Away DNB
69%
2/5-
Nagoya win to nil
14%
5/1-
Hiroshima win to nil
31%
2/1-
Nagoya / Nagoya
12%
6/1-
Nagoya / Hiroshima
3%
28/1-
Nagoya / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Nagoya
10%
7/1-
Draw / Hiroshima
18%
15/4-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3-
Hiroshima / Nagoya
2%
40/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
25%
12/5-
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Nagoya have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Nagoya have conceded 19 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Nagoya have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Hiroshima lay in 6th place on 17 points in the J-League league table having played 9 matches. Hiroshima are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 6 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hiroshima have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Hiroshima have played 3 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nagoya
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa10613319 
Dec 6
May 17
May 3
Sep 27
2
Kyoto Sanga11533218 
Aug 10
May 11
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
3
Kawasaki11452817 
Aug 23
l
 
4-0A
May 31
Nov 30
4
Fagiano10523417 
May 6
Sep 13
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
5
Kashiwa10451317 
Apr 29
Nov 8
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
6
Hiroshima Away9522317 
Apr 20
Jun 28
-
-
7
Machida10523217 
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
8
Kashima10514616 
Sep 27
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
Jun 14
9
Urawa Reds11443116 
May 24
Aug 16
Nov 8
Apr 25
10
Shimizu11434215 
Jun 21
May 3
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
11
Vissel Kobe10433115 
d
 
2-2F
Jun 15
Aug 20
Jul 2
12
Shonan10424-414 
Sep 20
l
 
2-1A
Dec 6
May 7
13
Gamba Osaka10415-413 
Oct 25
l
 
2-0A
Aug 16
May 11
14
Cerezo10334012 
Oct 4
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
15
Yokohama10325-111 
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
16
Tokyo Verdy10244-510 
Jul 5
l
 
2-1F
May 17
Aug 23
17
Tokyo10235-59 
Aug 31
l
 
3-1A
Oct 18
May 25
18
Albirex10154-48 
May 31
Sep 23
Apr 29
Jul 20
19
Yokohama FM11155-48 
w
 
2-0F
Jul 20
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
20
Nagoya Home10226-88 
-
-
Jun 28
Apr 20
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Win / draw / win form
Nagoya 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
Nagoya2 - 1Yokohama
Nagoya1 - 2Machida
Nagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
Nagoya0 - 3Sagan Tosu
Nagoya0 - 2Sapporo
Nagoya2 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Nagoya2 - 0Kawasaki
Nagoya3 - 0Albirex
Nagoya1 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Nagoya2 - 1Kashiwa
Nagoya0 - 1Urawa Reds
Nagoya1 - 1Shonan
Nagoya1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya3 - 1Tokyo
Nagoya0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Nagoya0 - 2Vissel Kobe
Nagoya2 - 1Cerezo
Nagoya0 - 0Avispa
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
ANagoya1 - 2Shonan
HNagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya2 - 1Yokohama
ANagoya1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
ANagoya1 - 1Cerezo
HNagoya1 - 2Machida
ANagoya1 - 3Tokyo
HNagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
ANagoya0 - 4Kawasaki
ANagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya0 - 3Sagan Tosu
ANagoya0 - 0Kashima
ANagoya2 - 3Gamba Osaka
HNagoya0 - 2Sapporo
ANagoya0 - 1Avispa
HNagoya2 - 0Jubilo Iwata
HNagoya2 - 0Kawasaki
HNagoya3 - 0Albirex
ANagoya1 - 4Tokyo
Hiroshima 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka3 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Shonan2 - 1Hiroshima
Jubilo Iwata1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashima2 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya1 - 2Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Hiroshima
Sagan Tosu1 - 4Hiroshima
Kawasaki1 - 1Hiroshima
Kashiwa0 - 1Hiroshima
Yokohama FM3 - 2Hiroshima
Cerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga0 - 5Hiroshima
Albirex1 - 1Hiroshima
Sapporo1 - 1Hiroshima
Avispa1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
HHiroshima1 - 0Kashima
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Shimizu
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 1Machida
AHiroshima1 - 3Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
AHiroshima0 - 3Urawa Reds
HHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 2Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Jubilo Iwata
HHiroshima2 - 0Machida
HHiroshima6 - 2Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 2Kashima
HHiroshima3 - 2Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 0Kashiwa
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nagoya since 2018
Nagoya
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
5 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
2 / 7
NAG
4
D
2
HIR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nagoya
1 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Nagoya1 - 0
Nagoya1 - 0
Nagoya1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Nagoya
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
7 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
0 / 7
NAG
2
D
1
HIR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
2 - 3Nagoya
Hiroshima3 - 1
Hiroshima1 - 0
Hiroshima1 - 0
Hiroshima2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Nagoya
Goal Statistics
Nagoya 20th Hiroshima 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Nagoya scoring 1 goal or less
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Hiroshima will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Nagoya’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Nagoya
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
0.9
1.4
Attack rating
10%
better
NAG
HIR
view stats
Games scored8
7
Failed to score2
2
Scored first4
4
Goals scored11
9
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
NAG
HIR
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded19
6
Avg. goals conceded1.9
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against19%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
0.8
KickOff rating
+44%

Nagoya v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
S Inagaki S Inagaki K ShiihashiS Inagaki 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Izumi MID91
1
-
K Shiihashi MID911
1
-
Y Asano MID91
1
-
S Inagaki  MID931
3
-
Mateus FWD911
1
-
K Nagai FWD91
2
-
T Morishima MID811
1
-
A Kawazura DEF71
1
-
Y Takeda GLK6
-
Y Sato DEF62
1
-
Y Nogami DEF6
-
K Mikuni DEF5
-
S Tokumoto DEF51
-
T Uchida MID5
-
K Nakayama MID5
1
-
Y Yamagishi FWD51
-
D Miya DEF4
1
-
T Hara DEF4
-
D Schmidt GLK3
-
G. Kato MID3
-
M Ono MID3
-
T Kikuchi MID3
-
R Yamanaka DEF2
-
S. Sugiura MID2
-
K Junker FWD1
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8213
K OsakoS. NakamuraS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK8
-
S Nakano DEF8
1
-
H Araki  DEF81
-
T Shiotani DEF81
-
S Sasaki DEF8
3
-
S Higashi MID81
-
H Kawabe MID8
1
-
S. Nakamura FWD821
-
R Germain FWD811
1
-
M Kato FWD81
-
N Arai DEF71
-
S Tanaka MID7
-
D Suga MID7
1
-
S Koshimichi MID61
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
Y Nakajima MID3
-
S Inoue MID1
-