Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Nagoya Grampus H 6–1 W 09 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–2 W 06 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–6 L 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 29 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–6 L 10 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 06 May Gamba Osaka H 2–1 W 03 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 25 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Nagoya Grampus #5 Position #6 31 Points 31 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 48 Scored 46 38 Conceded 44 +10 GD +2 1.72 PPG 1.72 61% Win % 56% Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Yodoko Sakura Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cerezo Osaka FC and Nagoya Grampus.
- 5' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Nelson Ishiwatari has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 12' What a strike from Shunta Tanaka! The score is 1-0.
- 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 22' Goal! Yumeki Yokoyama scores his 2 goal in 368 matches.
- 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
- 32' Yudai Kimura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shuhei Tokumoto suffering a number of foals already.
- 39' What a strike from Yumeki Yokoyama! The score is 3-0.
- 42' GOAL! Yudai Kimura scores on 42.
- 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 438 games and scored 394 goals.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaya Shibayama made 368 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' What a strike from Thiago Andrade! The score is 4-1.
- 59' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 64' Cerezo Osaka FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' Yuya Yamagishi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Ayumu Ohata. He receives a card.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 87' What a strike from Solomon Sakuragawa! The score is 5-1.
- 89' Solomon Sakuragawa with the second goal in the match!
- With this win, Cerezo Osaka FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 27
- 44
- 23
- 13
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 18
- 16
- 48
- 14
Bench
- 8
- 6
- 66
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 21
- 19
- 9
Coach Arthur PapasNagoya Grampus Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 13
- 7
- 31
- 9
- 27
- 11
- 22
- 55
Bench
- 18
- 66
- 19
- 3
- 20
- 35
- 41
- 30
- 44
Coach Mihailo Petrović -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mateus 3 Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 2 Ryuji Izumi 2 Yuya Yamagishi 2 Sota Kitano 2 Yudai Kimura 2 Solomon Sakuragawa 2 Satoki Uejo 2 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Nagoya Grampus Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 43.26 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.01 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 82%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.27Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 88% 12% ± 3.5 75% 25% ± 4.5 59% 41% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 76%Draw or Nagoya Grampus 43%Cerezo Osaka FC or Nagoya Grampus 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–1 not predicted6 – 1Actual3 – 1 5.9%3 – 2 5.8%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 2 5.5%4 – 1 4.8%4 – 2 4.7%1 – 1 4%3 – 3 3.9%2 – 3 3.6%1 – 2 3.5%4 – 3 3.2%5 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers -2.5 27% — 73% -2 27% 16% 57% -1.5 43% — 57% -1 43% 18% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 11% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.