Thursday , 2 July 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
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/game

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
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 Tōkyō 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

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' Welcome to Yanmar Stadium Nagai that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Satoki Uejo gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 12' Ryoya Morishita does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
  • 17' A quiet spell here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' Yuichi Maruyama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Naoki Maeda, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadium Nagai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' Tsukasa Morishima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' South Korea international Han-Been Yang has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Ryuji Izumi to step up.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Sensational shot from Satoki Uejo. Cerezo Osaka FC is back in the lead.
  • 76' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 78' Tojiro Kubo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Uchida on 78 minute.
  • 80' Sota Kitano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Ceara on 80 minute.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Capixaba is replaced by Haruki Arai.
  • 85' Taika Nakashima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Haruya Fujii on 85 minute.
  • 86' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Akinari Kawazura is withdrawn and Yuichi Maruyama gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Sota Kitano makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 88.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
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

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 Tōkyō 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.