Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 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 21 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–3 L 15 Feb Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 14 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W 27 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 22 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 14 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 06 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–1 W Season Stats
Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima #6 Position #7 31 Points 30 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 46 Scored 41 44 Conceded 33 +2 GD +8 1.72 PPG 1.67 56% Win % 56% Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonNagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
- Another three points for Nagoya Grampus.
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Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kasper Junker 4 Mateus 4 Naoki Maeda 3 Shuto Nakano 2 Gakuto Notsuda 2 Yuki Kobayashi 1 Hayato Araki 1 Jo 1 Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.04 Nagoya Grampus xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 78% + Over 2.5 goals 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
Nagoya Grampus or Draw 65%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 57%Nagoya Grampus or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nagoya Grampus win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 7.5%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 3 4.9%1 – 3 4.9%3 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.5%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 3 3.4%2 – 0 3.3%0 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus
Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 11% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 16% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 17% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 12% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.