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)

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

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	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

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

100% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Toyota Stadium!
5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
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' The deadlock is broken! Shosei Usui gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shinya Tsukahara will be considering his options from the bench.
33' Teppei Oka was booked on 33.
35' GOAL! Masato Shigemi fires home to make it 0-2!
40' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' Masato Shigemi was booked on 41.
46' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Yuya Yamagishi has done his job and it is now time for Yuya Asano to step up.
51' 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.
56' Sho Inagaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Avispa Fukuoka so far.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact 3-4-2-1.
63' Avispa Fukuoka ring the changes. Masato Shigemi has done his job and it is now time for Yutaka Michiwaki to step up.
64' Tatsuki Nara gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Teppei Oka and will look to change the dynamic.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tatsuki Nara on 67 minutes.
69' Reiju Tsuruno is replacing Yuji Kitajima for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
71' Yutaka Michiwaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
71' Hidemasa Koda makes way for Shungo Sugiura at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
76' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
79' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Ryuji Izumi trudges off to be replaced by Soichiro Mori on 79 minutes.
82' Kazuki Fujimoto is replacing Shosei Usui for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
83' Assisted by Yudai Kimura with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Asano makes no mistake. 1-2!
88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomoki Takamine.
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
Jordy Croux	2
Jakub Swierczok	2
Shinnosuke Nakatani	2
Ryoya Morishita	2
Sho Inagaki	1
Yuto Hiratsuka	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 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

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.