Nagoya Grampus, Recent Form

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Having secured a 1-0 away win against Gamba Osaka in their latest league match, Nagoya Grampus will have a positive feeling ahead of this match.  They achieved 39% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Gamba Osaka's tally of 11 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 9, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

There will be mixed feelings from Grampus, although undefeated in their last 16 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.  

Sagan Tosu, Recent Form

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It's fair to say Sagan Tosu will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Albirex Niigata, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw.  In that game they recorded 47 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 13 shots on goal.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  Their goal scoring streak away from home now stands at 8 games in a row, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 12 games overall.  

Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.  

On an individual basis, Yuji Ono is giving Sagan Tosu's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 4 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.