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

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J. League · 2021

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 1

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Nagoya Grampus

Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 77' Kazuki Nagasawa

Overview

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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 Tokyo	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cerezo Osaka FC and Nagoya Grampus get this one started.
5' Kazuya Miyahara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 439 appearances.
10' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Naoki Maeda by Mateus on 46 minute.
51' 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.
55' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuki Soma by Manabu Saito on 55 minute.
60' Brazil international Mateus has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Yoichiro Kakitani makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
68' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Hiroto Yamada departs to be replaced by Kato Mutsuki.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
77' Controversy at the stadium! Kazuki Nagasawa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
80' What a moment for Mitch Langerak! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
83' Ryoya Morishita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoichiro Kakitani on 83 minute.
85' Yuta Toyokawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoshito Okubo on 85 minute.
88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryuya Nishio makes no mistake. 2-1!
2-1 the final result. Nagoya Grampus will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

1
Mitch Langerak
23
Yutaka Yoshida
15
Sho Inagaki
8
Yoichiro Kakitani ↓ Ryoya Morishita 83'
14
Yasuki Kimoto ↓ Kazuki Nagasawa 46'
25
Naoki Maeda ↓ Mateus 46'
6
Kazuya Miyahara
4
Shinnosuke Nakatani
11
Yuki Soma ↓ Manabu Saito 55'
40
Jakub Swierczok ↓ Ryogo Yamasaki 55'
20
Min-Tae Kim

Bench

19
Manabu Saito ↑ 55'
5
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 46'
9
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 55'
21
Yohei Takeda
10
Gabriel Xavier
16
Mateus ↑ 46'
17
Ryoya Morishita ↑ 83'

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateus	3
Shuhei Akasaki	2
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni	2
Ryuji Izumi	2
Yuya Yamagishi	2
Sota Kitano	2
Yudai Kimura	2
Solomon Sakuragawa	2

Head to Head

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.