Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00 Europe/London 📍 Toyota Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Akihiko Ikeuchi 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Nagoya Grampus 5 · Cerezo Osaka 7
Referee Stats
12 matches · 1.58 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.58
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 1.58
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 42%
Draws 42%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (59%).
  • Nagoya Grampus had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nagoya Grampus (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

17 / 13
Avg: 1.70 / 1.30

Points

18
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Cerezo Osaka (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-2-3

Goals For / Against

13 / 11
Avg: 1.30 / 1.10

Points

17
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
1.70
1.70
GF
1.30
1.30
GA
1.10
78%
O2.5
44%
56%
BTTS
44%
56%
Score 1st
56%

League-position context

Nagoya Grampus rank5th
Cerezo Osaka rank7th
Nagoya Grampus points29
Cerezo Osaka points27
Nagoya Grampus: #5 · 29 pts · GD +3
4 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cerezo Osaka: #7 · 27 pts · GD +7
6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nagoya Grampus last 5 home

W W D D W
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals11-4
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cerezo Osaka last 5 away

W D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nagoya Grampus trend breakdown

Over 2.578%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.544%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nagoya Grampus score at home89%
Nagoya Grampus clean sheet at home33%
Cerezo Osaka score away67%
Cerezo Osaka clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Nagoya Grampus score first56%
Nagoya Grampus win after scoring first80%
Cerezo Osaka score first56%
Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nagoya Grampus 100% · Cerezo Osaka 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nagoya Grampus 26.4' · Cerezo Osaka 40.0'

Vs league average

Nagoya Grampus score at home1.70 vs 1.36
Nagoya Grampus concede at home1.30 vs 1.26
Cerezo Osaka score away1.30 vs 1.26
Cerezo Osaka concede away1.10 vs 1.36
Nagoya Grampus score 25% above league average, while Cerezo Osaka score 4% above league average.
Defensive side: Nagoya Grampus are 4% above league average at home, and Cerezo Osaka are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Nagoya Grampus goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
61-75 0

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
13
14
Shots off Goal
4
10
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
9
7
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
6
11
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
301
459
Passes Accurate
212
364
Passes %
70%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
46'
46' Goal · 1-0
Y. Yamagishi
Normal Goal
49'
49' R. Inoue
53'
53' Goal · 2-0
Y. Yamagishi
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Nakayama
54'
54' R. Inoue
1st substitution · For: M. Nakajima
54'
54' R. Sakata
2nd substitution · For: Y. Yokoyama
61'
61' Goal · 3-0
R. Izumi
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Kimura
63'
63' M. Nakajima
68'
68' H. Koda
1st substitution · For: Y. Asano
68'
68' Y. Yamagishi
2nd substitution · For: S. Sugiura
73'
73' M. Shibayama
3rd substitution · For: S. Kagawa
74'
74' Thiago Andrade
4th substitution · For: S. Homma
83'
83' S. Homma
85'
85' H. Okuda
5th substitution · For: Dion-Johan Cools
89'
89' R. Izumi
3rd substitution · For: M. Ono
89'
89' Y. Nogami
4th substitution · For: S. Mori
90'
90' T. Morishima
5th substitution · For: T. Uchida
90+7'
90+7' Y. Kimura

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nagoya Grampus beat Cerezo Osaka 3-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi. It was played at Toyota Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Nagoya Grampus took the lead at 46' when Y. Yamagishi scored, making the score 1-0. R. Inoue received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 49'. Nagoya Grampus extended the lead at 53' when Y. Yamagishi scored, with the assist credited to K. Nakayama, making the score 2-0. Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 54', with R. Inoue replacing M. Nakajima. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 54', with R. Sakata replacing Y. Yokoyama. Nagoya Grampus extended the lead at 61' when R. Izumi scored, with the assist credited to Y. Kimura, making the score 3-0. M. Nakajima received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 63'. Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 68', with H. Koda replacing Y. Asano. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Y. Yamagishi replacing S. Sugiura. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Shibayama replacing S. Kagawa. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 74', with Thiago Andrade replacing S. Homma. S. Homma received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 83'. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 85', with H. Okuda replacing Dion-Johan Cools. Nagoya Grampus made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Izumi replacing M. Ono. Nagoya Grampus made their 4th substitution at 89', with Y. Nogami replacing S. Mori. Nagoya Grampus made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Morishima replacing T. Uchida. Y. Kimura received a yellow card for Nagoya Grampus at 90+7'.

Nagoya Grampus used 5 substitutions while Cerezo Osaka used 5 substitutions. Nagoya Grampus got 1 yellow card, while Cerezo Osaka got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (59%).
  • Nagoya Grampus had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins11
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals9 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (44.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka Head-to-Head History by Season