Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 8 May 2021 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Toshiyuki Takagi
Takuji Yonemoto 70' Y
Yoichiro Kakitani 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
  • Referee Yuki Tsukagoshi
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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

12
6
5
Nagoya Grampus 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-07-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
04 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 0–4 L
22 Apr Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
18 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
02 May Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
14 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–2 L
10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D
06 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos 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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
31% 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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Toyota Stadium!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cerezo Osaka FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 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' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Toshiyuki Takagi comes on to replace Motohiko Nakajima.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuki Soma by Manabu Saito on 56 minute.
  • 59' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Yutaka Yoshida adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Takuji Yonemoto. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Hiroshi Kiyotake is withdrawn and Jun Nishikawa gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Jun Nishikawa is replacing Hiroshi Kiyotake for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • 77' Yoichiro Kakitani was booked on 77.
  • 82' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Pablo Sabbag scoring 1 goals.
  • 86' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Naoyuki Fujita has done his job and it is now time for Riki Matsuda to step up.
  • Another three points for Nagoya Grampus.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateus 3
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 2
Ryuji Izumi 2
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Sota Kitano 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Solomon Sakuragawa 2
Satoki Uejo 2

Head to Head

2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-07-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-04-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 71% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus48% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC30%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
71%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
52%
Nagoya Grampus or Cerezo Osaka FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus33% Draw39% Cerezo Osaka FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.