Tokyo Verdy vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W 08 Mar Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D 02 Mar Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 26 Feb FC Machida Zelvia A 1–0 W 22 Feb Kashima Antlers A 0–4 L 16 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 1–2 L 08 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 02 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L 26 Feb FC Tokyo A 1–3 L 22 Feb Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D 15 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–4 L Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Nagoya Grampus #15 Position #3 28 Points 31 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 29 Scored 46 32 Conceded 44 -3 GD +2 1.56 PPG 1.72 56% Win % 56% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Matheus Vidotto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Yohei Takeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 21' What a strike from Tsukasa Morishima! The score is 0-1.
- 26' Tokyo Verdy 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.
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yudai Kimura, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 4 goals in the last 2 games.
- 34' The whistle greets Koki Morita as he departs to be replaced by Rei Hirakawa.
- 39' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' The referee shows Tokyo Verdy player a card on 40.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The whistle greets Kazuya Miyahara as he departs to be replaced by Hiroto Yamami.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Sho Inagaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' GOAL! Hiroto Yamami scores on 63.
- 67' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Katsuhiro Nakayama by Takuya Uchida on 67 minute.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tokyo Verdy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 73' Goal! Yuto Tsunashima scores his 5 goal in 89 matches.
- 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Naoki Hayashi made 425 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Taichi Kikuchi on 81 minute.
- 86' The whistle greets Itsuki Someno as he departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
- 87' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Kosuke Saito is replaced by Yuan Matsuhashi.
- 88' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Tsukasa Morishima gets a card.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Tetsuyuki Inami. He replaces Yuta Arai on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Tokyo Verdy beats Nagoya Grampus
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 23
- 40
Bench
- 16
- 14
- 15
- 19
- 21
- 11
- 20
- 17
- 27
Coach Hiroshi JofukuNagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 14
- 15
- 16
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 81'
- 10
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9
Yuya Asano ↓ Kensuke Nagai 67'
- 27
- 3
- 6
- 20
Bench
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17
Takuya Uchida ↑ 67'
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18
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 67'
- 66
- 2
- 4
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33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 81'
- 35
- 26
Coach Kenta Hasegawa -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hijiri Onaga 1 Patric 1 Tsukasa Morishima 1 Hiroto Yamami 1 Yuto Tsunashima 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.75 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 72%Draw or Nagoya Grampus 52%Tokyo Verdy or Nagoya Grampus 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nagoya Grampus win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.2%1 – 0 6.6%2 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 5.8%0 – 1 5.2%3 – 1 5.1%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 2 3.7%3 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 20% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 16% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.