Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC

6 – 1

Full Time

Nagoya Grampus

Sun 17 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Shunta Tanaka 12' 1–0

Yumeki Yokoyama 22' 2–0

Yumeki Yokoyama 39' 3–0

3–1 42' Yudai Kimura

Thiago Andrade 54' 4–1

Solomon Sakuragawa 87' 5–1

Solomon Sakuragawa 89' 6–1

Ayumu Ohata 79' Y

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

2026-05-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 6–1 Nagoya Grampus 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-10-04 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-03-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	6–1	W
09 May	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	3–2	W
06 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	4–6	L
03 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	D
29 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–6	L
10 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–0	W
06 May	Gamba Osaka	H	2–1	W
03 May	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W

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

50% 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

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Cerezo Osaka FC vs Nagoya Grampus — let the football do the talking.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoki Takamine made 381 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Yuya Yamagishi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
12' Against the run of play, Shunta Tanaka has scored! This game has turned on its head.
17' It’s high time Mihailo Petrović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Against the run of play, Yumeki Yokoyama has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
39' What composure from Yumeki Yokoyama! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-0.
42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yudai Kimura makes it 3-1.
47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' Thiago Andrade adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
59' Nagoya Grampus have won 397 goals from 440 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' Hayato Okuda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
69' The 30-year-old Shinnosuke Hatanaka has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
74' 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.
79' That is a card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Ayumu Ohata will be fuming at that decision.
84' Masaya Shibayama has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 370 appearances.
87' Solomon Sakuragawa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
89' Solomon Sakuragawa doubles the advantage! 6-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

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

2026-05-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 6–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-05-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-05-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 6–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-29 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-05-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 6–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka W 2026-05-03 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.26 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.01 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC57% Draw19% Nagoya Grampus24%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 5.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	88%	12%
± 3.5	75%	25%
± 4.5	59%	41%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

43%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Nagoya Grampus

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC48% Draw31% Nagoya Grampus21%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

4.8%

4 – 2

4.7%

1 – 1

3 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

4 – 3

3.2%

5 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	16%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	18%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	11%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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