Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
  • Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 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 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

7
3
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
11% 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
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
4/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
  • 5' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Goal! Shosei Usui scores his 7 goal in 200 matches.
  • 29' It’s high time Mihailo Petrović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a card for Teppei Oka.
  • 35' What a strike from Masato Shigemi! The score is 0-2.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yudai Kimura scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yuya Yamagishi departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
  • 51' Tomoya Miki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 56' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Teruki Hara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Masato Shigemi by Yutaka Michiwaki 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' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 69 minute. Yuji Kitajima leaves to be changed by Reiju Tsuruno.
  • 71' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Hidemasa Koda is replaced by Shungo Sugiura on 71 minute.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Soichiro Mori. He replaces Ryuji Izumi on 79 minute.
  • 82' Kazuki Fujimoto is replacing Shosei Usui for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
  • 83' What a strike from Yuya Asano! The score is 1-2.
  • 88' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Kensuke Nagai 3
Ryoya Morishita 2
Jordy Croux 2
Jakub Swierczok 2
Shinnosuke Nakatani 2
Takeshi Kanamori 1
Sho Inagaki 1

Head to Head

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

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 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

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
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.