Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Vissel Kobe 5th on 64, Nagoya Grampus 16th on 43. Vissel Kobe had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Vissel Kobe ran at 1.21 scored and 0.87 conceded, Nagoya Grampus at 1.16 and 1.47.
Momentum sat with Nagoya Grampus, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Vissel Kobe win, 3 for Nagoya Grampus, 2 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in Kobe, with room for 30,132 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vissel Kobe led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Vissel Kobe: Taisei Miyashiro (45'), Takuya Uchida (44' og) · Nagoya Grampus: Teruki Hara (57')