Nagoya Grampus vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Nagoya Grampus vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
- Assistant 2
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 29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 25 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 19 Apr Gamba Osaka A 5–6 L 11 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–5 L 05 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–4 L 21 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–1 L Season Stats
Nagoya Grampus Fagiano Okayama FC #5 Position #12 25 Points 20 14 Played 14 8 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 8 38 Scored 33 33 Conceded 41 +5 GD -8 1.79 PPG 1.43 57% Win % 43% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season21% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonNagoya Grampus are 5th (25 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 12th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nagoya Grampus and Fagiano Okayama FC has kicked off!
- 5' Sho Inagaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' 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 Lennart Moser suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 417 games and scored 371 goals.
- 20' Nagoya Grampus 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.
- 25' Fagiano Okayama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuya Asano made 313 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonardo Gaucho, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' The travelling Fagiano Okayama FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Hidemasa Koda is replacing Ryuji Izumi for the Nagoya Grampus side.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' It’s high time Mihailo Petrovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' Jun Nishikawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takaya Kimura on 59 minute.
- 64' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
- 65' GOAL! Hidemasa Koda scores on 65.
- 67' Another change for Fagiano Okayama FC made on 67 minute. Masaya Matsumoto leaves to be changed by Leonardo Gaucho.
- 70' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Kennedy Egbus Mikuni.
- 75' 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.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Kota Kawano. He replaces Ataru Esaka on 80 minute.
- 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ataru Esaka on 83.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kosei Ogura on 85.
- 89' What an equalizer from Daichi Tagami!
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Nagoya Grampus
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Hidemasa Koda 46'
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9
Yuya Asano ↓ Masahito Ono 80'
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Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Shungo Sugiura 59'
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Bench- 18
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Hidemasa Koda ↑ 46'
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Kennedy Egbus Mikuni ↑ 70'
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Masahito Ono ↑ 80'
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Shungo Sugiura ↑ 59'
Coach Mihailo PetrovićFagiano Okayama FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Ataru Esaka ↓ Kota Kawano 80'
- 28
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Takaya Kimura ↓ Jun Nishikawa 59'
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45
Noah Browne ↓ Towa Yamane 46'
Bench- 7
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Jun Nishikawa ↑ 59'
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88
Towa Yamane ↑ 46'
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99
Lucao ↑ 46'
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Leonardo Gaucho ↑ 67'
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Kota Kawano ↑ 80'
Coach Takashi Kiyama -
Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L