Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Vissel Kobe

3 – 2

Full Time

Nagoya Grampus

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 06:00 UTC Noevir Stadium 19,847 HT 45' · FT 45'

Gotoku Sakai 27' 1–0

1–1 29' Yudai Kimura

1–2 52' Tsukasa Morishima

Daiju Sasaki pen 68' 2–2

Yoshinori Muto 81' 3–2

Y 18' Tomoki Takamine

Tetsushi Yamakawa 77' Y

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Tanimoto
Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
Assistant 2

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	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

Vissel Kobe 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2026-03-14 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe 2025-06-15 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-02-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2024-07-20 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

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

Nagoya Grampus

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	Kyōto 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
#1	Position	#3
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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

5/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Yoshinori Muto	4 G	2 A
Ren Komatsu	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G

Nagoya Grampus

Yuya Yamagishi	3 G
Takuya Uchida	2 G	1 A
Yudai Kimura	2 G	1 A
Naomichi Ueda	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Noevir Stadium as Vissel Kobe face off against Nagoya Grampus in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' 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.
15' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' The referee calls foul for Tomoki Takamine. He receives a card.
23' Boniface Nduka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
27' The Japan Gotoku Sakai breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-0!
29' The deadlock is broken! Yudai Kimura gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
31' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Takahiro Ogihara is replaced by Mitsuki Hidaka on 31 minute.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Vissel Kobe have won 484 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Caetano is withdrawn and Yoshinori Muto gets his opportunity.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
52' Tsukasa Morishima does the damage! The net is bulging and Nagoya Grampus surge ahead!
57' Ryuji Izumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' A quiet spell here at Noevir Stadium. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's 3-4-2-1 shape.
68' Daiju Sasaki adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
68' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Yuya Yamagishi is replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
69' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Soichiro Mori comes on to replace Hidemasa Koda.
74' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
76' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Ryuji Izumi has done his job and it is now time for Masahito Ono to step up.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Tetsushi Yamakawa.
79' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Yuta Goke by Jean Patric on 79 minute.
81' What a moment for Yoshinori Muto! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
86' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shungo Sugiura is hanging Tsukasa Morishima on the field on 86 minute.
90' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Shuichi Gonda on, Daiya Maekawa off on 90 minutes.
Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. Vissel Kobe were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yuya Osako ↑ 79'
11
Yoshinori Muto ↑ 46'
14
Takashi Inui
71
Shuichi Gonda ↑ 90'
26
Jean Patric ↑ 79'
2
Nanasei Iino
80
Boniface Nduka ↑ 90'
44
Mitsuki Hidaka ↑ 31'
40
Kotaro Uchino

Coach Michael Skibbe

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

1
Daniel Schmidt
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Yuya Asano 86'
14
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Shungo Sugiura 86'
15
Sho Inagaki
13
Haruya Fujii
7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Masahito Ono 76'
31
Tomoki Takamine
27
Katsuhiro Nakayama
19
Hidemasa Koda ↓ Soichiro Mori 69'
11
Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Kensuke Nagai 68'
22
Yudai Kimura

Bench

17
Takuya Uchida
18
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 68'
9
Yuya Asano ↑ 86'
33
Taichi Kikuchi
29
Haruki Yoshida
35
Alexandre Pisano
41
Masahito Ono ↑ 76'
30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 86'
44
Soichiro Mori ↑ 69'

Coach Mihailo Petrović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sho Inagaki	5
Yoshinori Muto	5
Iniesta	5
Lukas Podolski	4
Yuya Osako	4
Daiju Sasaki	3
Naoki Maeda	3
Kasper Junker	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-14 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe L 2026-03-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–5 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.91 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe56% Draw19% Nagoya Grampus25%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 5.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe41% Draw32% Nagoya Grampus27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 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.