Sunday , 16 August 2026

Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Yokohama FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 05:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 11,186 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Kasper Junker
Yuri 22' Y
Y 66' Ryoya Morishita
Caprini 74' Y
Takumi Nakamura 90' Y
Koki Ogawa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
  • Assistant 2 Tomohiro Tsukada (Japan)

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

2
3
3
Yokohama FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-09 Yokohama FC 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-03-17 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Yokohama FC 2020-12-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Yokohama FC 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
27 Nov Oita FC Trinita A 0–2 L
20 Nov Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
07 Nov Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D
03 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
23 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
05 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
29 Oct FC Tokyo H 2–1 W
08 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–4 L
17 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Yokohama FC to score. At the same time, Nagoya Grampus does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Against the run of play, Kasper Junker has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 5' Ryuji Izumi adds to his 1 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus have won 396 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' Kasper Junker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 22' Yuri is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mateus suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Koki Ogawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Yokohama FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' Yokohama FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' Caprini gets the nod from Yokohama FC. He replaces Shion Inoue and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Ryoya Morishita is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Ryuji Izumi trudges off to be replaced by Yuki Nogami on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Japan international Kensuke Nagai has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' It’s a booking for Yokohama FC player. Caprini gets a Yellow card.
  • 74' Caprini picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Noriyoshi Sakai on, Kasper Junker off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Marcelo Ryan gets the nod from Yokohama FC. He replaces Yuri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Noriyoshi Sakai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kasper Junker at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Takumi Nakamura has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Ryotaro Ishida. He replaces Takuya Uchida on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nagoya Grampus players.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sho Inagaki 3
Mateus 2
Makito Ito 1
Ryogo Yamasaki 1
Solomon Sakuragawa 1
Naoki Maeda 1
Kazuma Takai 1
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1

Head to Head

2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-09 Yokohama FC 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-03-17 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Yokohama FC 2020-12-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Yokohama FC 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus

Yokohama FC Form

2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-11-27 Oita FC Trinita 2–0 Yokohama FC L 2021-11-20 Yokohama FC 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2021-11-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2021-11-03 Yokohama FC 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-10-23 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Yokohama FC L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-11-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-10-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tokyo W 2022-10-08 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-10-01 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC29% Draw32% Nagoya Grampus39%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
71%
Yokohama FC or Nagoya Grampus
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama FC19% Draw55% Nagoya Grampus26%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.