V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 14 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koei Koya
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Bumpei Ueda
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 03 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 6–7 L 18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 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 Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus #18 Position #5 16 Points 25 14 Played 14 5 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 6 18 Scored 38 26 Conceded 33 -8 GD +5 1.14 PPG 1.79 36% Win % 57% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season29% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 18th (16 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 5th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between V-Varen Nagasaki and Nagoya Grampus is underway.
- 5' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Yuki Nogami has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 68 goal in 302 matches.
- 34' Goal! Kensuke Nagai scores his 48 goal in 416 matches.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 49' V-Varen Nagasaki looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thiago Santana scoring 1 goals.
- 54' Goal! Kensuke Nagai scores his 48 goal in 416 matches.
- 59' 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.
- 64' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shungo Sugiura made 418 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Matheus Jesus.
- 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 418 games and scored 380 goals.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hotaru Yamaguchi, as he is very good at scoring at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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V-Varen Nagasaki
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 4
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- 23
- 9
- 5
- 29
- 1
- 24
- 41
- 3
- 34
Bench- 10
- 21
- 18
- 13
- 8
- 17
- 48
- 11
- 33
Coach Takuya TakagiNagoya Grampus
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 17
- 18
- 66
- 2
- 33
- 55
- 20
- 35
- 41
- 30
- 44
Bench- 19
- 3
- 6
- 22
- 28
- 32
- 36
- 37
Coach Mihailo Petrović -
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