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

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J. League · 2023

Cerezo Osaka FC

3 – 1

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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

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

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

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 22 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Temperatures are rising at Yanmar Stadium Nagai as Cerezo Osaka FC face off against Nagoya Grampus in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
9' Satoki Uejo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
12' GOAL! Ryoya Morishita scores on 12.
17' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matej Jonjic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
27' Yuki Nogami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
32' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Akinari Kawazura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' The 34-year-old Han-Been Yang has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' 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.
62' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Kensuke Nagai exits the field as Ryuji Izumi enters on 65.
70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
71' Satoki Uejo puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
76' Nagoya Grampus have won 396 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
78' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Takuya Uchida is replaced by Tojiro Kubo on 78 minute.
80' The supporters are chanting for Sota Kitano. He replaces Leo Ceara on 80 minute.
82' The crowd applauds Capixaba as he leaves the pitch. Haruki Arai steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
85' The crowd applauds Haruya Fujii as he leaves the pitch. Taika Nakashima steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
86' The whistle greets Akinari Kawazura as he departs to be replaced by Yuichi Maruyama.
88' GOAL! Sota Kitano fires home to make it 3-1!
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

33
Ryuya Nishio ↑ 80'
17
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 86'
26
Haruki Arai ↑ 82'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 80'
35
Ryo Watanabe ↑ 86'
48
Masaya Shibayama

Coach Akio Kogiku

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Takuya Uchida ↓ Tojiro Kubo 78'
18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Ryuji Izumi 65'
1
Mitch Langerak
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Naoki Maeda 65'
14
Tsukasa Morishima
15
Sho Inagaki
13
Haruya Fujii ↓ Taika Nakashima 85'
4
Shinnosuke Nakatani
17
Ryoya Morishita
77
Kasper Junker
24
Akinari Kawazura ↓ Yuichi Maruyama 86'

Bench

25
Naoki Maeda ↑ 65'
3
Yuichi Maruyama ↑ 86'
16
Yohei Takeda
7
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 65'
27
Taika Nakashima ↑ 85'
35
Riku Yamada
20
Tojiro Kubo ↑ 78'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

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.