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

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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

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

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
Assistant 2 Ryo Hirama

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Kyōto 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

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	Kyōto 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

43% 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

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nagoya Grampus launch into their encounter with Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nagoya Grampus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Daniel Schmidt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Japan international Yuya Yamagishi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Yuki Nogami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
35' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuya Yamagishi makes it 1-0.
49' Rikito Inoue is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
53' GOAL! Yuya Yamagishi fires home to make it 2-0!
54' Reiya Sakata makes way for Yumeki Yokoyama at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
59' Yudai Kimura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
61' Assisted by Yudai Kimura with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryuji Izumi makes no mistake. 3-0!
63' Poor challenge from Motohiko Nakajima. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
68' Yuya Asano is replacing Hidemasa Koda for the Nagoya Grampus side.
73' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Shinji Kagawa comes on to replace Masaya Shibayama.
74' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Thiago Andrade is replaced by Shion Homma on 74 minute.
79' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
83' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a card on 83.
85' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Hayato Okuda exits the field as Dion Cools enters on 85.
89' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Soichiro Mori comes on to replace Yuki Nogami.
90' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a card on 90.
90' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Takuya Uchida on 90 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

1
Daniel Schmidt
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Soichiro Mori 89'
14
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Takuya Uchida 90'
15
Sho Inagaki
13
Haruya Fujii
7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Masahito Ono 89'
31
Tomoki Takamine
27
Katsuhiro Nakayama
19
Hidemasa Koda ↓ Yuya Asano 68'
11
Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Shungo Sugiura 68'
22
Yudai Kimura

Bench

17
Takuya Uchida ↑ 90'
18
Kensuke Nagai
9
Yuya Asano ↑ 68'
33
Taichi Kikuchi
6
Akinari Kawazura
35
Alexandre Pisano
41
Masahito Ono ↑ 89'
30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 68'
44
Soichiro Mori ↑ 89'

Coach Mihailo Petrović

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateus	3
Sota Kitano	2
Yudai Kimura	2
Solomon Sakuragawa	2
Satoki Uejo	2
Yumeki Yokoyama	2
Yuki Soma	2
Shuhei Akasaki	2

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-22 Kyōto 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 Kyōto 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

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.