Japanese J.League

FT Friday, February 20, 2026
V-Varen Nagasaki DWWLL 3
–
Nagoya Grampus LLWWW 1
1st2ndT
VVN033
NAG011
Toyota Stadium (Japan) · 28,581 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
4
40.5
Possession
59.5
16
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
408
344
Passes
485
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
50
20
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
9
32
Effective Clearances
23
32
Clearances
23

Head to Head

VVN leads series 3-0

Lineups

NAG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Daniel SchmidtG
  2. 13Haruya FujiiCD
  3. 55Shuhei TokumotoCD-L
  4. 70Teruki HaraCD-R
  5. 31Tomoki TakamineCM-L
  6. 15Sho InagakiCM-R
  7. 19Hidemasa KodaLM
  8. 27Katsuhiro NakayamaRM
  9. 11Yuya YamagishiF
  10. 22Yudai KimuraCF-L
  11. 25Marcus ÍndioCF-R

VVN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Masaaki GotoG
  2. 48Hayato TeruyamaCD
  3. 6Yusei EgawaCD-L
  4. 50Ryosuke ShindoCD-R
  5. 24Riku YamadaCM-L
  6. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-R
  7. 23Shunya YonedaLM
  8. 22Hijiri OnagaRM
  9. 9Thiago SantanaF
  10. 41Motoki HasegawaCF-L
  11. 10Matheus JesusCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 21'
  2. 26' Motoki Hasegawa (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 26'
  3. 45' Yuki Nogami (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 45'
  4. 58' Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 58'
  5. 67' Ryosuke Yamanaka (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 67'
  6. 68' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 68'
  7. 76' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 76'
  8. 79' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 79'
  9. 80' Yuya Asano (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 80'
  10. 80' Kenedeiebusu Mikuni (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 80'
  11. 80' Soichiro Mori (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 80'
  12. 84' Kazuki Kushibiki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 84'
  13. 84' Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 84'
  14. 90'+4' Yuya Asano (Nagoya Grampus) Goal - Volley at 94'
  15. 90'+6' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 96'

Japanese J1 League News

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