Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
- Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
- Assistant 2 Ryo Hirama
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 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 07 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 5–1 W 01 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 5–6 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W 07 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D 28 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L Season Stats
Nagoya Grampus Cerezo Osaka FC #6 Position #5 31 Points 31 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 46 Scored 48 44 Conceded 38 +2 GD +10 1.72 PPG 1.72 56% Win % 61% Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonNagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Nagoya Grampus gets underway.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nagoya Grampus players.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Yuki Nogami ↓ Soichiro Mori 89'
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Masahito Ono 89'
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19
Hidemasa Koda ↓ Yuya Asano 68'
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11
Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Shungo Sugiura 68'
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Bench
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17
Takuya Uchida ↑ 90'
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Yuya Asano ↑ 68'
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41
Masahito Ono ↑ 89'
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30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 68'
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44
Soichiro Mori ↑ 89'
Coach Mihailo PetrovićCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 66
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Thiago Andrade ↓ Shion Homma 74'
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Reiya Sakata ↓ Yumeki Yokoyama 54'
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Hayato Okuda ↓ Dion Cools 85'
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Bench
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27
Dion Cools ↑ 85'
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 73'
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Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 54'
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Shion Homma ↑ 74'
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Yumeki Yokoyama ↑ 54'
Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mateus 3 Yuya Yamagishi 2 Sota Kitano 2 Yudai Kimura 2 Solomon Sakuragawa 2 Satoki Uejo 2 Yumeki Yokoyama 2 Yuki Soma 2 Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.4 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.91 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 79% 21% ± 3.5 61% 39% ± 4.5 43% 57% Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw 72%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 49%Nagoya Grampus or Cerezo Osaka FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–0 not predicted3 – 0Actual2 – 1 7.2%1 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 6.8%1 – 2 5.8%3 – 1 5.7%3 – 2 5.4%2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 3 3.4%4 – 1 3.4%4 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 14% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 18% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 15% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 9% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 16% ✗Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

