Wednesday , 4 November 2026

FC Tokyo vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
FC Tokyo
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kota Tawaratsumida 56' 1–0
Takahiro Ko 7' Y
Kein Sato 61' Y
Takahiro Ko 68' YR
Kento Hashimoto 90' Y
Y 90' Katsuhiro Nakayama

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

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

11
7
7
FC Tokyo 25 games · Avg 2.2 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tokyo 2025-02-26 FC Tokyo 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-09-14 FC Tokyo 4–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-05-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
12 Sep Gamba Osaka A 2–0 W
06 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W
02 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
29 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W
21 Aug JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
12 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–2 L
06 Sep FC Machida Zelvia H 1–3 L
02 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–3 L
29 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W
22 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo Nagoya Grampus
#12 Position #3
37 Points 31
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
55 Scored 46
42 Conceded 44
+13 GD +2
2.06 PPG 1.72
72% Win % 56%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
83% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
7/1
61-75
10/–
76+
6/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 7 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 4 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' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Katsuhiro Nakayama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' A moment of madness from Takahiro Ko on 7 minutes earns him a card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
  • 12' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuya Uchida made 446 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Takahiro Ko, a Japan , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 42' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The Japan Kota Tawaratsumida breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-0!
  • 58' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Kota Tawaratsumida is replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
  • 61' Mateus is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuya Yamagishi at the 61 minute mark.
  • 61' Kein Sato is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tokyo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 68' Takahiro Ko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 68.
  • 70' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kento Hashimoto is hanging Marcelo Ryan on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' The whistle greets Takuya Uchida as he departs to be replaced by Tsukasa Morishima.
  • 77' FC Tokyo make a change. Kein Sato trudges off to be replaced by Hirokazu Ishihara on 77 minutes.
  • 79' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Yudai Kimura exits the field as Tomoya Koyamatsu enters on 79.
  • 84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Kento Hashimoto on 90 minutes earns him a card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nagoya Grampus.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 6
Kensuke Nagai 3
Kasper Junker 3
Kensuke Nagai 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Kein Sato 1
Willian Rocha 1
Kensuke Nagai 1

Head to Head

2026-09-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tokyo 2025-02-26 FC Tokyo 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-09-14 FC Tokyo 4–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-05-15 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Form

2026-09-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-09-12 Gamba Osaka 0–2 FC Tokyo W 2026-09-06 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-09-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2026-08-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 FC Tokyo W 2026-08-21 FC Tokyo 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-09-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-09-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-09-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-08-22 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.92 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo65% Draw18% Nagoya Grampus17%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
83%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
35%
FC Tokyo or Nagoya Grampus
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo49% Draw33% Nagoya Grampus18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 18% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 19% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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