Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium 27,248 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuya Yamagishi 46' 1–0
Yuya Yamagishi 53' 2–0
Ryuji Izumi 61' 3–0
Y 49' Rikito Inoue
Y 63' Motohiko Nakajima
Y 83' Shion Homma
Yudai Kimura 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
  • Assistant 2 Ryo Hirama

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

12
5
5
Nagoya Grampus 22 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-10-04 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-03-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#3 Position #2
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nagoya Grampus kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Japan international Daniel Schmidt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Dion Cools has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 351 appearances.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' 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 Shinji Kagawa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Shunta Tanaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Reiya Sakata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuya Yamagishi makes it 1-0.
  • 49' Rikito Inoue picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' What composure from Yuya Yamagishi! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 54' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Reiya Sakata trudges off to be replaced by Yumeki Yokoyama on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Ryuji Izumi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Motohiko Nakajima picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Asano is hanging Hidemasa Koda on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Masaya Shibayama is replaced by Shinji Kagawa.
  • 74' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Thiago Andrade is withdrawn and Shion Homma gets his opportunity.
  • 79' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' Shion Homma was booked on 83.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Dion Cools. He replaces Hayato Okuda on 85 minute.
  • 89' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soichiro Mori is hanging Yuki Nogami on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yudai Kimura on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Takuya Uchida. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 3-0 Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Yudai Kimura 2
Solomon Sakuragawa 2
Satoki Uejo 2
Yumeki Yokoyama 2
Yuki Soma 2
Shuhei Akasaki 2
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 2

Head to Head

2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-10-04 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-03-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Nagoya Grampus Form

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 2026-03-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–5 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-03-01 Fagiano Okayama FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2026-02-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus51% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC28%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus38% Draw36% Cerezo Osaka FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.