Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Nagoya Grampus

2 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

🕒 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00 Europe/London 📍 Toyota Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daichi Shiino 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Nagoya Grampus 5 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6

Referee Stats

Daichi Shiino

9 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	1.33
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	33%
Draws	22%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-17).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (56%).
Nagoya Grampus had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nagoya Grampus (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

17 / 13

Avg: 1.70 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 12

Avg: 1.60 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.60

1.70

1.60

1.30

1.20

78%

O2.5

78%

56%

BTTS

67%

56%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Nagoya Grampus rank5th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th

Nagoya Grampus points29

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28

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.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #6 · 28 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-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.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 away

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-5

Record2-1-2

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%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Nagoya Grampus score at home89%

Nagoya Grampus clean sheet at home33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away89%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Nagoya Grampus score first56%

Nagoya Grampus win after scoring first80%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nagoya Grampus 100% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0%

Avg first goal minute: Nagoya Grampus 26.4' · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 43.2'

Vs league average

Nagoya Grampus score at home1.70 vs 1.36

Nagoya Grampus concede at home1.30 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away1.60 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede away1.20 vs 1.36

Nagoya Grampus score 25% above league average, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 27% above league average.

Defensive side: Nagoya Grampus are 4% above league average at home, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (away)

1H scored: 16% 2H scored: 84% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

360

462

Passes Accurate

257

356

Passes %

71%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Y. Yamagishi

Normal Goal

13' ↑↓

↑↓

13' ⇄ T. Hara

1st substitution · For: Y. Nogami

19'

19' Y. Yamagishi

25'

25' N. Arai

30'

30' R. Germain

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Arai

1st substitution · For: Kim Ju-Sung

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Germain

2nd substitution · For: A. Suzuki

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Suzuki

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Kawabe

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Y. Yamagishi

2nd substitution · For: R. Izumi

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ H. Koda

3rd substitution · For: S. Mori

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Sasaki

3rd substitution · For: T. Shichi

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Y. Kimura

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Takamine

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Kawabe

4th substitution · For: N. Maeda

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ T. Shiotani

5th substitution · For: M. Ohara

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Y. Nogami

4th substitution · For: K. Mikuni

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Morishima

5th substitution · For: K. Shiihashi

Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nagoya Grampus beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Daichi Shiino. It was played at Toyota Stadium.

First half: Nagoya Grampus took an early lead at 4' when Y. Yamagishi scored, making the score 1-0. Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 13', with T. Hara replacing Y. Nogami. Y. Yamagishi received a yellow card for Nagoya Grampus at 19'. N. Arai received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 25'. R. Germain received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 30'.

Second half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Arai replacing Kim Ju-Sung. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Germain replacing A. Suzuki. Sanfrecce Hiroshima leveled the score at 50' when A. Suzuki scored, with the assist credited to H. Kawabe, making the score 1-1. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Y. Yamagishi replacing R. Izumi. Nagoya Grampus made their 3rd substitution at 58', with H. Koda replacing S. Mori. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 67', with S. Sasaki replacing T. Shichi. Nagoya Grampus took the lead at 69' when Y. Kimura scored, with the assist credited to T. Takamine, making the score 2-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 75', with H. Kawabe replacing N. Maeda. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 84', with T. Shiotani replacing M. Ohara. Nagoya Grampus made their 4th substitution at 85', with Y. Nogami replacing K. Mikuni. Nagoya Grampus made their 5th substitution at 86', with T. Morishima replacing K. Shiihashi.

Nagoya Grampus used 5 substitutions while Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions. Nagoya Grampus got 1 yellow card, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 2 yellow cards.