Match Report
Nagoya Grampus went into the game 16th in the table on 43 points; Shonan Bellmare sat 19th on 32 — an 11-point gap. Shonan Bellmare's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Nagoya Grampus were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.47, Shonan Bellmare 0.95 and 1.66, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Nagoya Grampus wins, 3 for Shonan Bellmare, 4 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 78% of the meetings.
Toyota Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nagoya Grampus led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Nagoya Grampus: Sho Inagaki (19'), Kensuke Nagai (31'), Yuya Yamagishi (45') · Shonan Bellmare: Akito Suzuki (78')
Key stats
Possession: Nagoya Grampus 37% · Shonan Bellmare 63% · Total shots: 13-23 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 2-5