Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- Assistant 2
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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 11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W 05 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 4–1 W 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 22 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 18 Mar Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–3 L 04 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 5–6 L 18 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 14 Mar Vissel Kobe H 0–3 L 07 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 5–1 W Season Stats
Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus #4 Position #6 35 Points 31 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 41 Scored 46 37 Conceded 44 +4 GD +2 1.94 PPG 1.72 61% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonVissel Kobe are 4th (35 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus has kicked off!
- 5' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daiju Sasaki scoring 1 goals.
- 18' Nagoya Grampus receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Inagaki made 314 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' GOAL! Gotoku Sakai scores on 27. Assisted by Daiju Sasaki
- 29' Goal! Yudai Kimura scores his 16 goal in 140 matches.
- 31' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Takahiro Ogihara by Mitsuki Hidaka on 31 minute.
- 36' Thuler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 41' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 46 minute. Caetano leaves to be changed by Yoshinori Muto.
- 51' Katsuhiro Nakayama has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 52' What a strike from Tsukasa Morishima! The score is 1-2.
- 57' 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.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 422 games and scored 446 goals.
- 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' What an equalizer from Daiju Sasaki!
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Kensuke Nagai. He replaces Yuya Yamagishi on 68 minute.
- 69' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 69 minute. Hidemasa Koda leaves to be changed by Soichiro Mori.
- 74' Nagoya Grampus 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.
- 76' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Masahito Ono.
- 77' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a card on 77.
- 79' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yuta Goke is replaced by Jean Patric.
- 81' Sensational shot from Yoshinori Muto. Vissel Kobe is back in the lead.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Shungo Sugiura. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 86 minute.
- 90' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Daiya Maekawa is replaced by Shuichi Gonda on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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3
Thuler ↓ Boniface Nduka 90'
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- 41
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Daiya Maekawa ↓ Shuichi Gonda 90'
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Yuta Goke ↓ Jean Patric 79'
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Caetano ↓ Yoshinori Muto 46'
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19
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yuya Osako 79'
Bench
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Yuya Osako ↑ 79'
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Yoshinori Muto ↑ 46'
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71
Shuichi Gonda ↑ 90'
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 79'
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Boniface Nduka ↑ 90'
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Mitsuki Hidaka ↑ 31'
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Coach Michael SkibbeNagoya Grampus Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Yuki Nogami ↓ Yuya Asano 86'
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Masahito Ono 76'
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Hidemasa Koda ↓ Soichiro Mori 69'
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Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Kensuke Nagai 68'
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Bench
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Kensuke Nagai ↑ 68'
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Yuya Asano ↑ 86'
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Masahito Ono ↑ 76'
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Shungo Sugiura ↑ 86'
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Soichiro Mori ↑ 69'
Coach Mihailo Petrović -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sho Inagaki 5 Iniesta 5 Lukas Podolski 4 Yoshinori Muto 4 Yuya Osako 4 Naoki Maeda 3 Daiju Sasaki 3 Kasper Junker 2 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Nagoya Grampus Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.91 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.24 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.15Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 87% 13% ± 3.5 74% 26% ± 4.5 57% 43% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 74%Draw or Nagoya Grampus 44%Vissel Kobe or Nagoya Grampus 81%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6%3 – 2 Actual2 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.3%1 – 1 4.4%2 – 3 4.4%1 – 2 4.3%3 – 3 4.3%4 – 2 4.2%4 – 1 3.8%1 – 3 3.2%4 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 15% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 17% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 13% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 9% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.