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Nagoya Grampus will host Shonan Bellmare at the Toyota Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have struggled for results of late and now find themselves seventh in the league table with 26 points picked up so far, seven behind Machida Zelvia at the top of the pile.
They were beaten 2-1 by Kawasaki Frontale last time out in the league, finding themselves two goals down before Chang-rae Ha netted a late consolation goal from close range.
Shonan Bellmare, meanwhile, have endured an overall difficult campaign and currently find themselves in the drop zone as the midpoint of the season fast approaches. They suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Gamba Osaka last time out, conceding a goal in either half before Lukian came off the bench to half the deficit.
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The visitors sit 18th in the league table with just 14 points from 17 games and will be desperate to add to that tally on Sunday.
Nagoya Grampus vs Shonan Bellmare Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday's game will mark the 40th meeting between Nagoya and Shonan. The hosts have won 19 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won six fewer. There have been seven draws between the two teams.
- The hosts are winless in their last three games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five games across all competitions.
- Shonan have conceded 32 goals in the league this season. Only last-placed Consadole Sapporo (36) have conceded more.
Nagoya Grampus vs Shonan Bellmare Prediction
Nagoya's latest result ended a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have lost just one of their last four home games and will be hopeful of a positive result this weekend.
Shonan, meanwhile, saw their latest result end a run of back-to-back defeats and will be looking to kick on from that on Sunday. They are, however, without an away win since March and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 2-1 Shonan Bellmare
Nagoya Grampus vs Shonan Bellmare Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Nagoya Grampus to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of their last four matchups)
