Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Albirex Niigata H 3–0 W 24 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W 17 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D 11 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 06 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–0 D 03 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 25 May Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W 18 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–2 L 11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 03 May FC Tokyo H 2–3 L 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W Key Stats
17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Toyota Stadium that hosts another battle between Nagoya Grampus and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' Kento Hashimoto is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 417 games and scored 371 goals.
- 28' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 38' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 46' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Kasper Junker by Tsukasa Morishima on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kento Hashimoto suffering a number of foals already.
- 54' Ryuji Izumi puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
- 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 64' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Katsuhiro Nakayama is replaced by Takuya Uchida on 64 minute.
- 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hayato Inamura made 93 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Kento Hashimoto is replaced by Yuto Horigome.
- 75' Nagoya Grampus receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
- 75' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Yuya Yamagishi on 75 minute.
- 76' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 76 minute. Ryuji Izumi leaves to be changed by Taichi Kikuchi.
- 81' Alexandre Pisano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 83' The whistle greets Kaito Taniguchi as he departs to be replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 88' 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.
- With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Yuya Yamagishi 75'
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 76'
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- 27
- 77
- 3
- 55
- 20
- 35
Bench
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17
Takuya Uchida ↑ 64'
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14
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 46'
- 16
- 9
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11
Yuya Yamagishi ↑ 75'
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33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 76'
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- 41
Coach Kenta HasegawaAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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- 19
- 2
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Yuto Horigome 70'
- 25
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
- 16
- 23
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Keisuke Kasai 83'
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Danilo 70'
Bench
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11
Danilo ↑ 70'
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31
Yuto Horigome ↑ 70'
- 15
- 33
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3
Hayato Inamura ↑ 46'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 83'
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Coach Daisuke Kimori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kensuke Nagai 2 Sho Inagaki 1 Kasper Junker 1 Shusuke Ota 1 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Yuki Nogami 1 Taichi Kikuchi 1 Ryuji Izumi 1 Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.69 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.75 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Nagoya Grampus to win 60% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw 84%Draw or Albirex Niigata 40%Nagoya Grampus or Albirex Niigata 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.9%2 – 0 12.1%1 – 1 11.9%0 – 0 10.7%2 – 1 9%3 – 0 Actual0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.2%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.5%4 – 0 2.8%0 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 25% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 85% — 15% +1 85% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.