Kyoto Sanga FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Kyoto Sanga FC

6 – 5

5 – 4 pen

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Nagoya Grampus

Sun 22 Mar 2026 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Kyoto Sanga FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)

11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.1 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

Kyoto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-08-07 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2024-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	6–5	W
18 Mar	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	5–6	L
18 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	0–3	L
07 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	5–1	W
01 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	5–6	L
21 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Kyoto 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

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/6

76+

2/4

■ 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Kyoto Sanga FC and Nagoya Grampus.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kyoto Sanga FC players.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Yamagishi	3
Patric	2
Papagaio	2
Mateus	2
Ryuji Izumi	1
Keiya Shiihashi	1
Patric	1
Yuta Toyokawa	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-03-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-08 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-14 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe L 2026-03-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–5 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-03-01 Fagiano Okayama FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-02-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.95 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.89 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC49% Draw18% Nagoya Grampus33%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes88% 0% No12%

Avg goals/match: 5.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	98%	2%
± 2.5	92%	8%
± 3.5	82%	18%
± 4.5	67%	33%

Double Chance

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

51%

Kyoto Sanga FC or Nagoya Grampus

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyoto Sanga FC35% Draw31% Nagoya Grampus34%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–5 not predicted

6 – 5

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

3 – 3

4.8%

2 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 4

3.6%

4 – 3

3.5%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyoto Sanga FC covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	12%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	15%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	15%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	12%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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