Nagoya Grampus vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

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FC Machida Zelvia

Sun 6 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+7' Ryohei Shirasaki

Hiroki Mochizuki 55' 1–1

1–2 75' Alexandre Pisano

1–3 90+7' Yusuke Matsuo

Ryuji Izumi 43' Y

Tomoki Takamine 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

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

Nagoya Grampus 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Machida Zelvia

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-07-06 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–3	L
02 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
29 Aug	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–1	W
22 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
15 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	1–3	L
23 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–4	L

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	3–1	W
02 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W
29 Aug	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	1–1	D
23 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–1	W
15 Aug	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	4–0	W
22 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus		FC Machida Zelvia
#3	Position	#13
31	Points	37
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	13 / 0 / 5
46	Scored	42
44	Conceded	33
+2	GD	+9
1.72	PPG	2.06
56%	Win %	72%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

25% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

4/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

FC Machida Zelvia

Yuki Soma	3 G	3 A
Koki Ogawa	3 G
Hotaka Nakamura	2 G	1 A
Tete Yengi	2 G	1 A
Takuma Nishimura	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nagoya Grampus launch into their encounter with FC Machida Zelvia.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 101 games and scored 132 goals.
10' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Machida Zelvia's shape.
15' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
23' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 23 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Yuya Yamagishi.
28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Haruya Fujii made 446 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' The FC Machida Zelvia manager makes a substitution. Daihachi Okamura departs to be replaced by Hiroki Mochizuki.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' Nagoya Grampus receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
46' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Teruki Hara on, Yuki Nogami off on 46 minutes.
51' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' Ryohei Shirasaki doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Brilliant from the ! Hiroki Mochizuki makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 55.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Kensuke Nagai trudges off to be replaced by Tomoya Koyamatsu on 65 minutes.
66' The FC Machida Zelvia bench stirs into life. Takuma Nishimura is withdrawn and Tete Yengi gets his opportunity.
70' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Yota Sato comes on to replace Ryuji Izumi.
75' What composure from Alexandre Pisano! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
76' The Japan Alexandre Pisano breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-3!
81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and FC Machida Zelvia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomoki Takamine on 85.
85' A tactical swap from FC Machida Zelvia — Yusuke Matsuo on, Yuki Soma off on 85 minutes.
86' Another substitution for FC Machida Zelvia to replace Koki Ogawa by Mitch Duke on 86 minute.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Tete Yengi 66'
1
Kosei Tani
3
Gen Shoji
23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 66'
9
Koki Ogawa ↓ Mitch Duke 86'
7
Yuki Soma ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 85'
4
Ryuho Kikuchi
88
Hotaka Nakamura
33
Takahiro Akimoto
16
Hiroyuki Mae
50
Daihachi Okamura ↓ Hiroki Mochizuki 36'

Bench

18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 66'
15
Mitch Duke ↑ 86'
5
Ibrahim Dresevic
13
Tatsuya Morita
8
Keiya Sento
14
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 85'
24
Min-tae Kim
99
Tete Yengi ↑ 66'
6
Hiroki Mochizuki ↑ 36'

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mitchell Duke	1
Hiroki Mochizuki	1
Ryohei Shirasaki	1
Shota Fujio	1
Yusuke Matsuo	1
Hokuto Shimoda	1
Alexandre Pisano	1
Yota Sato	1

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-09-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-08-22 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2026-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus L

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-09-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-09-02 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-08-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-08-23 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-08-15 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-22 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.78 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.37 FC Machida Zelvia xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus28% Draw22% FC Machida Zelvia50%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

49%

Draw or FC Machida Zelvia

72%

Nagoya Grampus or FC Machida Zelvia

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nagoya Grampus25% Draw37% FC Machida Zelvia38%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

1 – 4

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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