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	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

Vissel Kobe 26 games · Avg 2.9 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	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
#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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Noevir Stadium. Vissel Kobe are looking to make home advantage count against Nagoya Grampus.
5' Daniel Schmidt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Boniface Nduka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' It’s gonna be a card for Tomoki Takamine.
23' The 27-year-old Caetano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
27' The deadlock is broken! Gotoku Sakai gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
29' GOAL! Yudai Kimura scores on 29. Assisted by Katsuhiro Nakayama
31' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Takahiro Ogihara exits the field as Mitsuki Hidaka enters on 31.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact 3-4-2-1.
41' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
46' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Caetano by Yoshinori Muto on 46 minute.
51' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' The deadlock is broken! Tsukasa Morishima gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
67' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
68' Brilliant from the ! Daiju Sasaki makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 68.
68' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yuya Yamagishi departs to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
69' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Hidemasa Koda departs to be replaced by Soichiro Mori.
74' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daiju Sasaki scoring 1 goals.
76' The supporters are chanting for Masahito Ono. He replaces Ryuji Izumi on 76 minute.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Tetsushi Yamakawa.
79' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean Patric is hanging Yuta Goke on the field on 79 minute.
81' Yoshinori Muto doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' Shungo Sugiura is replacing Tsukasa Morishima for the Nagoya Grampus side.
90' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiya Maekawa departs to be replaced by Shuichi Gonda.
3-2 the final result. Nagoya Grampus will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Iniesta	5
Yoshinori Muto	4
Yuya Osako	4
Lukas Podolski	4
Daiju Sasaki	3
Naoki Maeda	3
Mu Kanazaki	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 Kyoto 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.