Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Futoshi Nakamura
- Assistant 1 Yusuke Shiotsu
- Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 11 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W 05 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 21 Mar Gamba Osaka H 16–15 W 18 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–6 L 15 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L Season Stats
Nagoya Grampus Avispa Fukuoka #5 Position #16 25 Points 18 14 Played 15 8 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 9 38 Scored 41 33 Conceded 50 +5 GD -9 1.79 PPG 1.20 57% Win % 40% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season13% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonNagoya Grampus are 5th (25 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 16th (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Toyota Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 50% of all matches.
- 10' It’s high time Shinya Tsukahara made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Shosei Usui puts Avispa Fukuoka on the lead.
- 29' 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 Hidemasa Koda suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
- 35' What a strike from Masato Shigemi! The score is 0-2.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Schmidt, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' Masato Shigemi is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 46' The whistle greets Yuya Yamagishi as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' Yutaka Michiwaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masato Shigemi on 63 minute.
- 64' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 64 minute. Teppei Oka leaves to be changed by Tatsuki Nara.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Tatsuki Nara. He receives a card.
- 69' Reiju Tsuruno is replacing Yuji Kitajima for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- 71' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 71.
- 71' Shungo Sugiura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hidemasa Koda on 71 minute.
- 76' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Yuya Yamagishi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 79' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 79 minute. Ryuji Izumi leaves to be changed by Soichiro Mori.
- 82' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Shosei Usui is replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto on 82 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Yuya Asano! The score is 1-2.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuki Fujita made 93 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Tomoki Takamine was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Nagoya Grampus
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Soichiro Mori 79'
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Teruki Hara ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 46'
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Hidemasa Koda ↓ Shungo Sugiura 71'
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Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Yuya Asano 46'
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Bench- 17
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Yuya Asano ↑ 46'
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Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 46'
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Masahito Ono ↑ 79'
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Shungo Sugiura ↑ 71'
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Soichiro Mori ↑ 79'
Coach Mihailo PetrovićAvispa Fukuoka
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Teppei Oka ↓ Tatsuki Nara 64'
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Yota Maejima ↓ Kaoru Yamawaki 64'
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Yuji Kitajima ↓ Reiju Tsuruno 69'
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Shosei Usui ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 82'
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Tatsuki Nara ↑ 64'
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Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 82'
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Reiju Tsuruno ↑ 69'
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Kaoru Yamawaki ↑ 64'
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Yutaka Michiwaki ↑ 63'
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Coach Shinya Tsukahara -
Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Avispa Fukuoka Form