Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kyōto Sanga FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage 13,360 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryogo Yamasaki 13' 1–0
1–1 62' Ryuji Izumi
Patric 90+2' 2–1
Y 10' Sho Inagaki
Daiki Kaneko 53' Y
Shimpei Fukuoka 58' Y
Gakuji Ota 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage.

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Assistant 2 Yukimasa Anai
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
4
2
Kyōto Sanga FC 11 games · Avg 3.3 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-10-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
08 Jul Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
01 Jul Kashima Antlers A 0–0 D
24 Jun Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
11 Jun Albirex Niigata A 3–1 W
04 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–3 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–2 L
08 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–2 D
01 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
24 Jun FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
11 Jun Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W
03 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC Nagoya Grampus
#8 Position #3
23 Points 31
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
32 Scored 46
39 Conceded 44
-7 GD +2
1.28 PPG 1.72
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ 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)

Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A
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' And we are off! Kyōto Sanga FC vs Nagoya Grampus — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sho Inagaki on 10 minutes.
  • 13' Magnificent from Ryogo Yamasaki! That is 21 goals in 418 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Sho Inagaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 43' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 53' Daiki Kaneko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Shimpei Fukuoka on 58 minutes.
  • 59' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Thales Paula trudges off to be replaced by Noriyoshi Sakai on 59 minutes.
  • 62' A goal from the Japan international Ryuji Izumi! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-2!
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Takuya Uchida has done his job and it is now time for Takuji Yonemoto to step up.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Ryogo Yamasaki departs to be replaced by Patric.
  • 82' Mitch Langerak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' Kosuke Kinoshita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 90' Gakuji Ota picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Taiki Hirato by Hisashi Appiah Tawiah on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Kyōto Sanga FC and Nagoya Grampus share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Yamagishi 3
Patric 2
Papagaio 2
Mateus 2
Patric 1
Yuta Toyokawa 1
Ryogo Yamasaki 1
Sung-jun Yoon 1

Head to Head

2023-07-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-10-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-07-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-07-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-07-01 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-06-24 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2023-06-11 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-07-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-06-24 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-06-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC47% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus30%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
53%
Kyōto Sanga FC or Nagoya Grampus
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kyōto Sanga FC34% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus26%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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