Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Cerezo Osaka FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai 18,935 HT 45' · FT 45'
Satoki Uejo 9' 1–0
1–1 12' Ryoya Morishita
Satoki Uejo 71' 2–1
Sota Kitano 88' 3–1

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Noriyuki Suzuki

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

5
6
12
Cerezo Osaka FC 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
20 Aug Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
06 Aug FC Tokyo H 0–1 L
16 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
08 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L
18 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
13 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W
05 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
16 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L
08 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–2 D

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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% 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)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Cerezo Osaka FC have kicked off against Nagoya Grampus. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 9' Satoki Uejo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' Ryoya Morishita does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
  • 17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' Capixaba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 189 appearances.
  • 27' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' Han-Been Yang is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 37' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Haruya Fujii has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' With 1 assists to his name this season, Takuya Uchida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 47' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' The 31-year-old Leo Ceara has been sensational this season — 11 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' 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 Ryuji Izumi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Kensuke Nagai exits the field as Ryuji Izumi enters on 65.
  • 70' Taika Nakashima has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 71' The Japan Satoki Uejo breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' 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.
  • 78' Tojiro Kubo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Uchida on 78 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Sota Kitano. He replaces Leo Ceara on 80 minute.
  • 82' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Capixaba is withdrawn and Haruki Arai gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Haruya Fujii makes way for Taika Nakashima at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 86' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Akinari Kawazura departs to be replaced by Yuichi Maruyama.
  • 88' Sota Kitano makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cerezo Osaka FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Ryuji Izumi 2
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Sota Kitano 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Solomon Sakuragawa 2
Satoki Uejo 2
Yumeki Yokoyama 2

Head to Head

2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-08-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo L 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2023-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2023-07-16 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Yokohama F.Marinos D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.59 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC55% Draw21% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
45%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Nagoya Grampus
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC43% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.6%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 19% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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