Sunday , 16 August 2026

Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Yokohama FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 05:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Boniface Nduka 69' Y
Makito Ito 73' Y
Y 75' Tsukasa Morishima
Y 83' Yohei Takeda

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-10-18 Yokohama FC 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2025-03-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama FC 2023-09-02 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Yokohama FC 2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-09 Yokohama FC 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 2–2 D
04 Oct Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
28 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
23 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–0 D
20 Sep Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
12 Sep FC Machida Zelvia A 1–1 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Yokohama FC A 2–2 D
04 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
27 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L
23 Sep Albirex Niigata A 0–0 D
20 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–1 W
13 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium as Yokohama FC face off against Nagoya Grampus in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Yokohama FC in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Katsuya Iwatake made 439 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Solomon Sakuragawa makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Akito Fukumori, as he is very good at scoring at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Boniface Nduka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Mateus departs to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
  • 46' Taichi Kikuchi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuhei Tokumoto at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Yokohama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' A change in the Yokohama FC ranks — Akito Fukumori exits the field as Makito Ito enters on 59.
  • 64' The whistle greets Yuki Nogami as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Yamagishi.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Yokohama FC. Solomon Sakuragawa is replaced by Musashi Suzuki.
  • 69' Boniface Nduka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 71' The Japan Sho Inagaki breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 1-1!
  • 73' Poor challenge from Makito Ito. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 75' Tsukasa Morishima catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Yudai Kimura is replaced by Akinari Kawazura on 79 minute.
  • 80' Yota Sato puts Nagoya Grampus on the lead.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Yohei Takeda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' The 32-year-old Yuya Yamagishi has been sensational this season — 6 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The points are shared — Yokohama FC 2-2 Nagoya Grampus. Honours even.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fumitake Miura

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

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

2025-10-18 Yokohama FC 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2025-03-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama FC 2023-09-02 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Yokohama FC 2023-02-18 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-09 Yokohama FC 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Yokohama FC Form

2025-10-18 Yokohama FC 2–2 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-10-04 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Yokohama FC L 2025-09-28 Yokohama FC 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-09-23 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-10-18 Yokohama FC 2–2 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-10-04 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-09-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2025-09-23 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-09-20 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-09-13 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.27 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Yokohama FC or Nagoya Grampus 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama FC40% Draw30% Nagoya Grampus30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
60%
Yokohama FC or Nagoya Grampus
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama FC27% Draw50% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Yokohama FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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