Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug FC Tokyo H 1–1 D 23 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 3–4 L 16 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L 10 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 20 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L 05 Jul Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 24 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–4 L 16 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 2–2 D 10 Aug Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 19 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W 05 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L Season Stats
Nagoya Grampus FC Tokyo #6 Position #2 31 Points 37 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 46 Scored 55 44 Conceded 42 +2 GD +13 1.72 PPG 2.06 56% Win % 72% Key Stats
54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonNagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nagoya Grampus is hosting FC Tokyo for another epic battle.
- 5' FC Tokyo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sho Inagaki, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 11 goals in the last 10 games.
- 25' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 37' Keita Yamashita is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
- 42' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 52' 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 Keita Yamashita suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' Marcelo Ryan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keita Yamashita on 56 minute.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyota Tokiwa made 415 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Asano is hanging Ryuji Izumi on the field on 64 minute.
- 65' What a strike from Yota Sato! The score is 1-0.
- 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' The whistle greets Kensuke Nagai as he departs to be replaced by Yudai Kimura.
- 74' Keita Endo is replacing Leon Nozawa for the FC Tokyo side.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Kanta Doi. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 77 minute.
- 82' GOAL! Keita Endo scores on 82.
- 87' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' FC Tokyo receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Yudai Kimura 73'
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- 15
- 13
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Yuya Asano 64'
- 27
- 11
- 3
- 35
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44
Soichiro Mori ↓ Yuki Nogami 73'
Bench
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2
Yuki Nogami ↑ 73'
- 16
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9
Yuya Asano ↑ 64'
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22
Yudai Kimura ↑ 73'
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- 41
- 26
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Coach Kenta HasegawaFC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
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10
Keigo Higashi ↓ Kanta Doi 77'
- 24
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14
Keita Yamashita ↓ Marcelo Ryan 56'
- 81
- 33
- 7
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28
Leon Nozawa ↓ Keita Endo 74'
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26
Motoki Nagakura ↓ Kein Sato 74'
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Bench
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22
Keita Endo ↑ 74'
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40
Marcos Guilherme ↑ 56'
- 13
- 30
- 44
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19
Marcelo Ryan ↑ 56'
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32
Kanta Doi ↑ 77'
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16
Kein Sato ↑ 74'
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Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 6 Kensuke Nagai 3 Kasper Junker 3 Kensuke Nagai 2 Diego Oliveira 2 Kotaro Omori 1 Keita Endo 1 Yojiro Takahagi 1 Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.26 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.57 FC Tokyo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.83Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 95% 5% ± 2.5 85% 15% ± 3.5 70% 30% ± 4.5 52% 48% Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw 58%Draw or FC Tokyo 64%Nagoya Grampus or FC Tokyo 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6.5%1 – 2 6%2 – 3 5.5%1 – 1 Actual2 – 1 5.2%1 – 3 5%3 – 2 4.8%3 – 3 4.1%3 – 1 3.9%2 – 4 3.6%1 – 4 3.2%0 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push FC Tokyo covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 10% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 15% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 17% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 13% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 8% ✓FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.