Saturday , 12 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 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

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 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
33% 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+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
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' Temperatures are rising at Noevir Stadium as Vissel Kobe face off against Nagoya Grampus in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Vissel Kobe currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Caetano made 376 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Noevir Stadium. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' A moment of madness from Tomoki Takamine on 18 minutes earns him a card. Nagoya Grampus will be frustrated.
  • 23' Vissel Kobe 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.
  • 27' Gotoku Sakai doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Yudai Kimura gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 31' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Mitsuki Hidaka on, Takahiro Ogihara off on 31 minutes.
  • 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 deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Caetano is replaced by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Makoto Mitsuta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 52' GOAL! Tsukasa Morishima fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 57' Haruya Fujii, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Boniface Nduka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' GOAL! Daiju Sasaki fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 68' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuya Yamagishi by Kensuke Nagai on 68 minute.
  • 69' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Hidemasa Koda has done his job and it is now time for Soichiro Mori to step up.
  • 74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Masahito Ono.
  • 77' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 79' Vissel Kobe make a change. Yuta Goke trudges off to be replaced by Jean Patric on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Goal! Yoshinori Muto scores his 46 goal in 340 matches.
  • 86' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Shungo Sugiura at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Shuichi Gonda on, Daiya Maekawa off on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.

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
Yuya Osako 4
Lukas Podolski 4
Yoshinori Muto 4
Daiju Sasaki 3
Naoki Maeda 3
Ryuji Izumi 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 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
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.