Nagoya Grampus vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 36 games · 65 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 12 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Nagoya Grampus kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 89 games and scored 75 goals.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryuji Izumi made 417 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 38' Tokyo Verdy player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 48' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 53' 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.
- 57' Mateus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kensuke Nagai on 57 minute.
- 62' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Kennedy Egbus Mikuni has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Itsuki Someno is replacing Yuta Arai for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 76' Shuhei Kawasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 81' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Mateus is replaced by Kasper Junker.
- 86' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yuya Fukuda is replaced by Shuhei Kawasaki on 86 minute.
- 89' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Katsuhiro Nakayama by Soichiro Mori on 89 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Daiki Fukazawa gets a card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Nagoya Grampus
Starting XI- 8
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18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Mateus 57'
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- 14
- 15
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 81'
- 70
- 11
- 55
- 20
- 35
Bench- 1
- 17
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10
Mateus ↑ 57'
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27
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 57'
- 77
- 3
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33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 81'
- 26
- 44
Coach Kenta HasegawaTokyo Verdy
Starting XI- 16
- 22
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Shuhei Kawasaki 86'
- 6
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7
Koki Morita ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 71'
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8
Kosuke Saito ↓ Soma Meshino 81'
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- 2
- 3
- 23
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Itsuki Someno 71'
Bench-
9
Itsuki Someno ↑ 71'
- 15
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37
Shuhei Kawasaki ↑ 86'
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19
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 71'
- 21
- 10
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20
Soma Meshino ↑ 81'
- 17
- 25
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
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