Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 13 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- 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 11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W 05 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 4–1 W 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 22 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 18 Mar Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 07 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 5–1 W Season Stats
Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus #3 Position #5 26 Points 25 13 Played 14 8 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 6 32 Scored 38 27 Conceded 33 +5 GD +5 2.00 PPG 1.79 62% Win % 57% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season29% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonVissel Kobe are 3rd (26 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 5th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus has kicked off!
- 5' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daiju Sasaki scoring 1 goals.
- 18' Nagoya Grampus receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Inagaki made 314 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' GOAL! Gotoku Sakai scores on 27. Assisted by Daiju Sasaki
- 29' Goal! Yudai Kimura scores his 16 goal in 140 matches.
- 31' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Takahiro Ogihara by Mitsuki Hidaka on 31 minute.
- 36' Thuler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 41' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 46 minute. Caetano leaves to be changed by Yoshinori Muto.
- 51' Katsuhiro Nakayama has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 52' What a strike from Tsukasa Morishima! The score is 1-2.
- 57' 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.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 422 games and scored 446 goals.
- 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' What an equalizer from Daiju Sasaki!
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Kensuke Nagai. He replaces Yuya Yamagishi on 68 minute.
- 69' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 69 minute. Hidemasa Koda leaves to be changed by Soichiro Mori.
- 74' 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.
- 76' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Masahito Ono.
- 77' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a card on 77.
- 79' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yuta Goke is replaced by Jean Patric.
- 81' Sensational shot from Yoshinori Muto. Vissel Kobe is back in the lead.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Shungo Sugiura. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 86 minute.
- 90' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Daiya Maekawa is replaced by Shuichi Gonda on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.
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Vissel Kobe
4-3-3Starting XI-
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Thuler ↓ Boniface Nduka 90'
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Daiya Maekawa ↓ Shuichi Gonda 90'
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5
Yuta Goke ↓ Jean Patric 79'
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Caetano ↓ Yoshinori Muto 46'
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19
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yuya Osako 79'
Bench-
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Yuya Osako ↑ 79'
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11
Yoshinori Muto ↑ 46'
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71
Shuichi Gonda ↑ 90'
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 79'
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80
Boniface Nduka ↑ 90'
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44
Mitsuki Hidaka ↑ 31'
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Coach Michael SkibbeNagoya Grampus
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Yuki Nogami ↓ Yuya Asano 86'
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Masahito Ono 76'
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19
Hidemasa Koda ↓ Soichiro Mori 69'
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Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Kensuke Nagai 68'
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Bench- 17
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Kensuke Nagai ↑ 68'
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Yuya Asano ↑ 86'
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Masahito Ono ↑ 76'
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Shungo Sugiura ↑ 86'
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44
Soichiro Mori ↑ 69'
Coach Mihailo Petrović -
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Head to Head
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