J1 League ·

Nagoya Grampus – Cerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka drew 1–1 (J1 League, 21 Oct 2026). Goals: K. Nakayama 3', P. Sabbag 62'. Cards: 5 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

Nagoya GrampusFinal score: 1–1Cerezo Osaka

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Goals and cards

Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
K. Nakayama (assist T. Uchida)3'
26'yellow card Dion-Johan Cools
yellow card Y. Sato46'
49'yellow card S. Kagawa
62'P. Sabbag (assist Lucas Fernandes)
66'yellow card Lucas Fernandes
90+4'yellow card H. Okuda

Line-ups

Nagoya Grampus

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Michael Petrovic

  1. D. Schmidt
  2. T. Hara
  3. Y. Sato
  4. T. Takamine
  5. R. Izumi
  6. S. Inagaki
  7. T. Morishima
  8. K. Nakayama
  9. T. Uchida
  10. Y. Kimura
  11. K. Nagai

Substitutes used

  • 59' H. Koda (for T. Morishima)
  • 60' T. Koyamatsu (for K. Nakayama)
  • 60' Y. Yamagishi (for K. Nagai)
  • 70' M. Ono (for T. Uchida)

Cerezo Osaka

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pablo Machín

  1. Kosuke Nakamura
  2. Dion-Johan Cools
  3. T. Takahashi
  4. R. Inoue
  5. H. Okuda
  6. S. Tanaka
  7. S. Kagawa
  8. Javi Hernández
  9. Lucas Fernandes
  10. Y. Komi
  11. P. Sabbag

Substitutes used

  • 69' S. Uejo (for Y. Komi)
  • 81' S. Sakuragawa (for P. Sabbag)
  • 90' R. Sakata (for Lucas Fernandes)

Match numbers

Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Nagoya Grampus12th1012Form: loss, loss, loss, win, win.
Cerezo Osaka13th1012Form: draw, loss, draw, draw, loss.
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.2Scored per match0.9
1.6Conceded per match1.6
7 / 10Games with 3+ goals4 / 10
6 / 10Games both teams scored in4 / 10
3.5Cards per match2.7

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus
DateMatchScore
17 OctKashiwa Reysol – Nagoya Grampus1–3 Form: win.
11 OctKawasaki Frontale – Nagoya Grampus1–2 Form: win.
19 SepFC Tokyo – Nagoya Grampus1–0 Form: loss.
12 SepV-Varen Nagasaki – Nagoya Grampus2–0 Form: loss.
6 SepNagoya Grampus – Machida Zelvia1–3 Form: loss.

Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka
DateMatchScore
17 OctCerezo Osaka – Kawasaki Frontale2–4 Form: loss.
10 OctCerezo Osaka – Yokohama F. Marinos0–0 Form: draw.
19 SepV-Varen Nagasaki – Cerezo Osaka1–1 Form: draw.
12 SepSanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka6–1 Form: loss.
6 SepCerezo Osaka – Tokyo Verdy0–0 Form: draw.

Head-to-head

18 meetings in the league: Nagoya Grampus 11 wins, Cerezo Osaka 5 wins, 2 draws.

The last 5 meetings

Head-to-head
DateMatchScore
4 Oct 2025Nagoya Grampus – Cerezo Osaka2–1
8 Mar 2025Cerezo Osaka – Nagoya Grampus1–1
30 Jun 2024Cerezo Osaka – Nagoya Grampus2–1
21 Apr 2024Nagoya Grampus – Cerezo Osaka2–1
26 Aug 2023Cerezo Osaka – Nagoya Grampus3–1

Referee

Ryo Tanimoto

3 league games this season: on average 3.7 yellow and 0.00 red cards a game (league average 2.9 and 0.16).

See also

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.