V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 16 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 16 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koei Koya
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Bumpei Ueda
11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 17 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 6–7 L 18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 11 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–3 L 04 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus #16 Position #4 19 Points 31 16 Played 16 6 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 6 22 Scored 43 30 Conceded 34 -8 GD +9 1.19 PPG 1.94 38% Win % 63% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season31% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 16th (19 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 4th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-303/231-452/246-601/361-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNagoya Grampus0-152/–16-302/331-453/146-604/–61-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between V-Varen Nagasaki and Nagoya Grampus is underway.
- 5' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Yuki Nogami has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 68 goal in 302 matches.
- 34' Goal! Kensuke Nagai scores his 48 goal in 416 matches.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 49' V-Varen Nagasaki looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thiago Santana scoring 1 goals.
- 54' Goal! Kensuke Nagai scores his 48 goal in 416 matches.
- 59' 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.
- 64' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shungo Sugiura made 418 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Matheus Jesus.
- 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 418 games and scored 380 goals.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hotaru Yamaguchi, as he is very good at scoring at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4
- 22
- 23
- 9
- 5
- 29
- 1
- 24
- 41
- 3
- 34
Bench
- 10
- 21
- 18
- 13
- 8
- 17
- 48
- 11
- 33
Coach Takuya TakagiNagoya Grampus Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 17
- 18
- 66
- 2
- 33
- 55
- 20
- 35
- 41
- 30
- 44
Bench
- 19
- 3
- 6
- 22
- 28
- 32
- 36
- 37
Coach Mihailo Petrović -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Musashi Suzuki 4 Musashi Suzuki 4 Keita Nakamura 3 Keita Nakamura 3 Jo 2 Kensuke Nagai 2 Jo 2 Thiago Santana 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
Nagoya Grampus Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 41.81 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.43 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 54%Draw or Nagoya Grampus 70%V-Varen Nagasaki or Nagoya Grampus 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 2 Actual1 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.7%1 – 3 6%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 3 5.4%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 2 4%1 – 4 3.7%0 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3.4%2 – 4 3.3%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 8% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 14% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 19% 32% +1.5 68% — 32% +2 68% 15% 17% +2.5 83% — 17% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.