Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 06:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Haruki Yoshida 23' Y
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 62' Y
Y 78' Capixaba
Chang-rae Ha 87' Y
Tsukasa Morishima 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr Júbilo Iwata A 1–0 W
07 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
03 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–1 W
30 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
16 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 2–0 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
13 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
07 Apr Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W
03 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
30 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
16 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at Toyota Stadium as Nagoya Grampus face off against Cerezo Osaka FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Sho Inagaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Haruki Yoshida gets a card.
  • 27' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Haruki Yoshida is withdrawn and Akinari Kawazura gets his opportunity.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Chang-rae Ha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ryosuke Yamanaka as he leaves the pitch. Katsuhiro Nakayama steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 51' Hiroaki Okuno, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Nagoya Grampus currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 63' Shinji Kagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hiroaki Okuno at the 63 minute mark.
  • 65' Magnificent from Kennedy Egbus Mikuni! That is 4 goals in 213 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' Magnificent from Kennedy Egbus Mikuni! That is 4 goals in 213 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Takuya Uchida is replaced by Patric on 68 minute.
  • 73' Hiroto Yamada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Capixaba.
  • 81' Hiroto Yamada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Capixaba at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' Kensuke Nagai does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
  • 85' The crowd applauds Kensuke Nagai as he leaves the pitch. Yuki Nogami steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 87' Chang-rae Ha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 90' Nagoya Grampus player sees a card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

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

2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-04-13 Júbilo Iwata 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-04-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2024-04-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-03-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-03-16 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-04-07 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-04-03 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-03-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-03-16 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
69%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
52%
Nagoya Grampus or Cerezo Osaka FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus33% Draw38% Cerezo Osaka FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.4%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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