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

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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)

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

14% 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

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Avispa Fukuoka

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

Events

Match Events

0' Nagoya Grampus have kicked off against Avispa Fukuoka. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It’s high time Mihailo Petrović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
15' Kazuki Fujimoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
20' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's 3-4-2-1 shape.
24' The deadlock is broken! Shosei Usui gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Teppei Oka on 33 minutes.
35' Masato Shigemi adds to his 0 season tally! Avispa Fukuoka lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
40' 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.
41' Masato Shigemi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuya Yamagishi by Yuya Asano on 46 minute.
51' Avispa Fukuoka have won 219 goals from 207 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' The whistle greets Masato Shigemi as he departs to be replaced by Yutaka Michiwaki.
64' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Teppei Oka by Tatsuki Nara on 64 minute.
67' Tatsuki Nara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Reiju Tsuruno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuji Kitajima at the 69 minute mark.
71' Yutaka Michiwaki was booked on 71.
71' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Hidemasa Koda by Shungo Sugiura on 71 minute.
76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shinya Tsukahara might look to freshen things up shortly.
79' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soichiro Mori is hanging Ryuji Izumi on the field on 79 minute.
82' Kazuki Fujimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shosei Usui on 82 minute.
83' Yuya Asano has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
88' 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 Kohei Okuno suffering a number of foals already.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tomoki Takamine on 90 minutes.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kensuke Nagai	3
Mateus	3
Ryoya Morishita	2
Jordy Croux	2
Jakub Swierczok	2
Shinnosuke Nakatani	2
Itsuki Oda	1
Shuhei Tokumoto	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.