Thursday , 1 October 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 0
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Sun 10 May 2026 · 07:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuya Yamagishi 9' 1–0
Yuya Yamagishi 29' 2–0
Yuya Yamagishi 90' 3–0
Y 28' Henrique Trevisan
Ryuji Izumi 36' Y
Y 44' Barreto

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
  • Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)

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

2
4
4
Nagoya Grampus 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-08-07 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W
06 May Gamba Osaka H 2–1 W
03 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W
29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
19 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
02 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L
29 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L
11 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 5–1 W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Kyoto Sanga FC
#3 Position #8
31 Points 23
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
46 Scored 32
44 Conceded 39
+2 GD -7
1.72 PPG 1.28
56% Win % 44%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 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
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/7
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Kyoto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 5 G 3 A
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Nagoya Grampus and Kyoto Sanga FC get this one started.
  • 5' Kyoto Sanga FC 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.
  • 9' Brilliant from the ! Yuya Yamagishi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 9.
  • 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' Shuhei Tokumoto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' Henrique Trevisan is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 29' Yuya Yamagishi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 169 games and scored 199 goals.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Ryuji Izumi is booked for Nagoya Grampus — card on 36.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Barreto on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Japan international Tomoki Takamine has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Kyo Sato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Kyoto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' Kyoto Sanga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' Katsuhiro Nakayama has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 79' Sung-jun Yoon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kyoto Sanga FC so far.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Yuya Yamagishi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 3-0 the final result. Kyoto Sanga FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Yamagishi 3
Patric 2
Papagaio 2
Mateus 2
Shinnosuke Fukuda 1
Ryuji Izumi 1
Keiya Shiihashi 1
Patric 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2024-08-07 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Gamba Osaka W 2026-05-03 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.59 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus57% Draw21% Kyoto Sanga FC22%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
77%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
43%
Nagoya Grampus or Kyoto Sanga FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus44% Draw36% Kyoto Sanga FC20%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 19% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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