Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Kazuki Nagasawa

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
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

5
5
12
Cerezo Osaka FC 22 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-07-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
20 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 1–4 L
07 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
03 Nov Tokushima Vortis A 1–0 W
24 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
03 Oct Oita FC Trinita A 0–1 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
20 Nov Gamba Osaka A 3–1 W
07 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
03 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
24 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Nagoya Grampus
#2 Position #3
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 history
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC are looking to make home advantage count against Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Japan international Yoshito Okubo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 50% of all matches.
  • 30' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Yasuki Kimoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 45' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yuya Yamagishi scoring 2 goals.
  • 46' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Naoki Maeda departs to be replaced by Mateus.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuki Soma by Manabu Saito on 55 minute.
  • 60' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Sho Inagaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 67' Goal! Yoichiro Kakitani scores his 20 goal in 369 matches.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Kato Mutsuki on, Hiroto Yamada off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Kazuki Nagasawa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mitch Langerak makes it 1-1.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Yoichiro Kakitani as he leaves the pitch. Ryoya Morishita steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 85' Yoshito Okubo makes way for Yuta Toyokawa at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 88' Ryuya Nishio makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
  • Another three points for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Solomon Sakuragawa 2
Satoki Uejo 2
Yumeki Yokoyama 2
Yuki Soma 2
Shuhei Akasaki 2
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 2
Ryuji Izumi 2

Head to Head

2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-07-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Nagoya Grampus

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-11-07 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-11-03 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-10-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2021-10-03 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-11-20 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC48% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus30%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
52%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC37% Draw36% Nagoya Grampus27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.