Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 – 2

Full Time

Nagoya Grampus

Sat 23 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 26,884 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sota Nakamura 33' 1–0

1–1 45+3' Yuya Yamagishi

Hayao Kawabe 45+4' 2–1

Shuto Nakano 47' 3–1

Akito Suzuki 56' 4–1

4–2 67' Tsukasa Morishima

Hayao Kawabe 42' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuzo Sutani

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	Tōkyō 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2025-04-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	4–2	W
17 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	4–0	W
10 May	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
06 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–6	L
02 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–2	D

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–4	L
17 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–6	L
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

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Nagoya Grampus
#4	Position	#3
30	Points	31
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
41	Scored	46
33	Conceded	44
+8	GD	+2
1.67	PPG	1.72
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are looking to make home advantage count against Nagoya Grampus.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sebastien Haller scoring 1 goals.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 444 goals from 342 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's 3-4-2-1 shape.
30' Hayao Kawabe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
33' Sota Nakamura adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
38' 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 Naoto Arai suffering a number of foals already.
42' It’s gonna be a card for Hayao Kawabe.
43' That looks like a foul for a card for Hayao Kawabe.
47' A goal from the Japan international Yuya Yamagishi! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
48' Against the run of play, Yuya Yamagishi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
49' Hayao Kawabe adds to his 1 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
50' Hayao Kawabe adds to his 1 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Akito Suzuki makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
61' Yudai Kimura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 169 appearances.
66' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' Brilliant from the ! Tsukasa Morishima makes it 4-3 with a superb finish on 67.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
82' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kasper Junker	4
Mateus	4
Naoki Maeda	3
Gakuto Notsuda	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Shuto Nakano	2
Yuya Asano	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-05-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-05-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 6–1 Nagoya Grampus L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

2.22 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima55% Draw19% Nagoya Grampus26%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes84% 0% No16%

Avg goals/match: 5.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	77%	23%
± 4.5	61%	39%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

74%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

45%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Nagoya Grampus

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima45% Draw31% Nagoya Grampus24%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 1

5.2%

4 – 2

Actual

3 – 3

4.2%

4 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 3

3.4%

5 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	15%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	17%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	12%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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