Match Report
In the standings it was Nagoya Grampus 11th on 50 points, Júbilo Iwata 18th on 38 — separated by 12. Nagoya Grampus had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Nagoya Grampus were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.24, Júbilo Iwata 1.24 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Nagoya Grampus, 2 by Júbilo Iwata, 0 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Minato Soccer Stadium in Nagoya staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Nagoya Grampus: Sho Inagaki (52'), Tsukasa Morishima (90')