Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Nagoya Grampus

2 – 2

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Toyota Stadium 28,924 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 24' Shosei Usui

0–2 35' Masato Shigemi

Yuya Asano 83' 1–2

Yudai Kimura 90+3' 2–2

Y 33' Teppei Oka

Y 41' Masato Shigemi

Y 67' Tatsuki Nara

Y 71' Yutaka Michiwaki

Tomoki Takamine 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 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

Nagoya Grampus 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2026-03-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–5 Nagoya Grampus 2025-12-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-05-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-10-04 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	2–3	L
04 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	5–6	L
18 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	0–3	L

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
05 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–0	W
21 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	16–15	W
18 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–6	L
15 Mar	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus		Avispa Fukuoka
#3	Position	#10
31	Points	21
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
46	Scored	49
44	Conceded	59
+2	GD	-10
1.72	PPG	1.17
56%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Yuya Yamagishi	3 G
Takuya Uchida	2 G	1 A
Yudai Kimura	2 G	1 A
Naomichi Ueda	1 G	1 A

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Toyota Stadium as Nagoya Grampus face off against Avispa Fukuoka in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Avispa Fukuoka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' What a moment for Shosei Usui! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
29' Yudai Kimura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
33' Controversy at the stadium! Teppei Oka argues furiously but the card stands.
35' Masato Shigemi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
40' 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.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Masato Shigemi is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 41.
46' Yuya Asano is replacing Yuya Yamagishi for the Nagoya Grampus side.
51' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Masaya Tashiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Ryuji Izumi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kaoru Yamawaki, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Masato Shigemi departs to be replaced by Yutaka Michiwaki.
64' Tatsuki Nara gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Teppei Oka and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Tatsuki Nara was booked on 67.
69' Reiju Tsuruno is replacing Yuji Kitajima for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
71' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 71.
71' The whistle greets Hidemasa Koda as he departs to be replaced by Shungo Sugiura.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
79' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Soichiro Mori on, Ryuji Izumi off on 79 minutes.
82' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Shosei Usui trudges off to be replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto on 82 minutes.
83' What a strike from Yuya Asano! The score is 1-2.
88' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a card on 90.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateus	3
Kensuke Nagai	3
Jakub Swierczok	2
Shinnosuke Nakatani	2
Ryoya Morishita	2
Jordy Croux	2
Yudai Kimura	1
Masato Shigemi	1

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-22 Kyōto 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

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

3.06 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

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

2.09 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus53% Draw20% Avispa Fukuoka27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 5.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	87%	13%
± 3.5	74%	26%
± 4.5	57%	43%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

73%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

47%

Nagoya Grampus or Avispa Fukuoka

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus45% Draw32% Avispa Fukuoka23%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.7%

4 – 2

4.4%

1 – 1

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

3 – 3

2 – 3

1 – 2

4 – 3

3.1%

2 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	16%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	18%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	12%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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