Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Futoshi Nakamura
- Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
- Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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 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 Kyoto Sanga FC A 5–6 L 18 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 14 Mar Vissel Kobe H 0–3 L 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonNagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ ConcededAvispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Toyota Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 50% of all matches.
- 10' It’s high time Shinya Tsukahara made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Shosei Usui puts Avispa Fukuoka on the lead.
- 29' 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 Hidemasa Koda suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
- 35' What a strike from Masato Shigemi! The score is 0-2.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Schmidt, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' Masato Shigemi is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 46' The whistle greets Yuya Yamagishi as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' Yutaka Michiwaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masato Shigemi on 63 minute.
- 64' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 64 minute. Teppei Oka leaves to be changed by Tatsuki Nara.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Tatsuki Nara. He receives a card.
- 69' Reiju Tsuruno is replacing Yuji Kitajima for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- 71' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 71.
- 71' Shungo Sugiura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hidemasa Koda on 71 minute.
- 76' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Yuya Yamagishi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 79' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 79 minute. Ryuji Izumi leaves to be changed by Soichiro Mori.
- 82' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Shosei Usui is replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto on 82 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Yuya Asano! The score is 1-2.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuki Fujita made 93 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Tomoki Takamine was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 14
- 15
- 13
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Soichiro Mori 79'
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70
Teruki Hara ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 46'
- 31
- 27
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19
Hidemasa Koda ↓ Shungo Sugiura 71'
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11
Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Yuya Asano 46'
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Bench
- 17
- 2
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9
Yuya Asano ↑ 46'
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33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 46'
- 20
- 35
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41
Masahito Ono ↑ 79'
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30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 71'
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44
Soichiro Mori ↑ 79'
Coach Mihailo PetrovićAvispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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16
Teppei Oka ↓ Tatsuki Nara 64'
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29
Yota Maejima ↓ Kaoru Yamawaki 64'
- 37
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↓ Reiju Tsuruno 69'
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- 11
- 47
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Shosei Usui ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 82'
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- 41
Bench
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3
Tatsuki Nara ↑ 64'
- 45
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22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 82'
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28
Reiju Tsuruno ↑ 69'
- 99
- 32
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33
Kaoru Yamawaki ↑ 64'
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27
Yutaka Michiwaki ↑ 63'
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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
Avispa Fukuoka Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 43.06 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.09 Avispa Fukuoka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.15Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 Actual3 – 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 4%2 – 3 4%1 – 2 4%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.