Match Report
Oita Trinita, 18th on 35 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Nagoya Grampus (5th, 66). On the form table Oita Trinita stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, Nagoya Grampus were scoring 1.16 and conceding 0.79, Oita Trinita 0.82 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Nagoya Grampus came in having won four on the spin. Nagoya Grampus had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Oita Trinita, 5.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Nagoya Grampus have 3 wins to Oita Trinita's 0, with 3 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
Minato Soccer Stadium in Nagoya staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Nagoya Grampus led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.