Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus

4 - 2

🕒 Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 🧑‍⚖️ Yuzo Sutani 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 · Nagoya Grampus 5

Referee Stats

Yuzo Sutani

12 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.08
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.08
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
Nagoya Grampus controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 10

Avg: 1.60 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nagoya Grampus (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 17

Avg: 1.60 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 1.30

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

1.30

1.60

1.00

1.70

33%

O2.5

56%

67%

BTTS

78%

33%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th

Nagoya Grampus rank5th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28

Nagoya Grampus points29

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.

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.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 home

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals10-5

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.

Nagoya Grampus last 5 away

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals9-14

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Nagoya Grampus trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 44%

Scoring reliability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home89%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet at home22%

Nagoya Grampus score away89%

Nagoya Grampus clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first67%

Nagoya Grampus score first22%

Nagoya Grampus win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 67% · Nagoya Grampus 25%

Avg first goal minute: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28.3' · Nagoya Grampus 32.0'

Vs league average

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home1.60 vs 1.36

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede at home1.00 vs 1.26

Nagoya Grampus score away1.60 vs 1.26

Nagoya Grampus concede away1.70 vs 1.36

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 18% above league average, while Nagoya Grampus score 27% above league average.

Defensive side: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 20% below league average at home, and Nagoya Grampus are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 4

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

Nagoya Grampus goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

343

541

Passes Accurate

257

448

Passes %

75%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Nakamura

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Kawabe

42'

42' H. Kawabe

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Y. Yamagishi

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Takamine

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Kawabe

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Nakano

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Nakano

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Higashi

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ T. Shiotani

1st substitution · For: T. Matsumoto

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Kato

2nd substitution · For: R. Germain

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

A. Suzuki

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Higashi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Izumi

1st substitution · For: H. Koda

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ T. Uchida

2nd substitution · For: T. Morishima

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

T. Morishima

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Suzuki

3rd substitution · For: K. Kinoshita

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Kawabe

4th substitution · For: Y. Chajima

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Nakamura

5th substitution · For: N. Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Nagoya Grampus 4-2 on Saturday, 23 May 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yuzo Sutani. It was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

First half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 33' when S. Nakamura scored, with the assist credited to H. Kawabe, making the score 1-0. H. Kawabe received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 42'. Nagoya Grampus leveled the score at 45+2' when Y. Yamagishi scored, with the assist credited to T. Takamine, making the score 1-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 45+4' when H. Kawabe scored, with the assist credited to S. Nakano, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 46' when S. Nakano scored, with the assist credited to S. Higashi, making the score 3-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 55', with T. Shiotani replacing T. Matsumoto. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 55', with M. Kato replacing R. Germain. Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 56' when A. Suzuki scored, with the assist credited to S. Higashi, making the score 4-1. Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Izumi replacing H. Koda. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 59', with T. Uchida replacing T. Morishima. Nagoya Grampus reduced the deficit at 67' when T. Morishima scored, making the score 4-2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Suzuki replacing K. Kinoshita. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 81', with H. Kawabe replacing Y. Chajima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 81', with S. Nakamura replacing N. Maeda.

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