Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

15
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% 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
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Noevir Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomoki Takamine.
  • 23' Sho Inagaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' Gotoku Sakai does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 29' Against the run of play, Yudai Kimura has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' The crowd applauds Takahiro Ogihara as he leaves the pitch. Mitsuki Hidaka steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 36' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Yoshinori Muto gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Caetano and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shungo Sugiura made 446 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Magnificent from Tsukasa Morishima! That is 26 goals in 342 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' With 1 assists to his name this season, Katsuya Nagato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 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' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daiju Sasaki makes it 2-2.
  • 68' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kensuke Nagai is hanging Yuya Yamagishi on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Soichiro Mori on, Hidemasa Koda off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Yosuke Ideguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 76' Masahito Ono is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryuji Izumi at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tetsushi Yamakawa.
  • 79' Jean Patric gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Yuta Goke and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Yoshinori Muto doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 86 minute. Tsukasa Morishima leaves to be changed by Shungo Sugiura.
  • 90' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiya Maekawa departs to be replaced by Shuichi Gonda.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sho Inagaki 5
Iniesta 5
Lukas Podolski 4
Yoshinori Muto 4
Yuya Osako 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 3
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2

Head to Head

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

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
6%
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.