Japanese J.League

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima WLLWW 1
–
Nagoya Grampus WLLWL 2
1st2ndT
SAN011
NAG112
Toyota Stadium (Japan) · 18,242 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
56
Possession
44
17
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
357
Accurate Passes
259
461
Passes
359
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
10
27
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
65
27
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
4
19
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
15
24
Effective Clearances
40
24
Clearances
40

Head to Head

NAG leads series 3-2

Lineups

NAG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 35Alexandre PisanoG
  2. 13Haruya FujiiCD
  3. 31Tomoki TakamineCD-L
  4. 70Teruki HaraCD-R
  5. 14Tsukasa MorishimaCM-L
  6. 15Sho InagakiCM-R
  7. 27Katsuhiro NakayamaLM
  8. 19Hidemasa KodaRM
  9. 11Yuya YamagishiF
  10. 22Yudai KimuraCF-L
  11. 25Marcus ÍndioCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Daniel SchmidtSUB
  2. 8Keiya ShiihashiSUB
  3. 44Soichiro MoriSUB
  4. 55Shuhei TokumotoSUB
  5. 9Yuya AsanoSUB
  6. 20Kenedeiebusu MikuniSUB
  7. 18Kensuke NagaiSUB
  8. 7Ryuji IzumiSUB
  9. 2Yuki NogamiSUB

SAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 19Sho SasakiCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 14Taishi MatsumotoCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 39Sota NakamuraAM
  8. 13Naoto AraiLM
  9. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  10. 17Kosuke KinoshitaCF-L
  11. 9Ryo GermainCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Akito SuzukiSUB
  2. 18Daiki SugaSUB
  3. 41Naoki MaedaSUB
  4. 37Kim Ju-SungSUB
  5. 11Mutsuki KatoSUB
  6. 40Motoki OharaSUB
  7. 16Takaaki ShichiSUB
  8. 99Issei OuchiSUB
  9. 3Taichi YamasakiSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) Goal - Volley at 4'
  2. 13' Yuki Nogami (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 13'
  3. 19' Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 19'
  4. 25' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 25'
  5. 30' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 30'
  6. 45' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Kim Ju-Sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  8. 50' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 50'
  9. 58' Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 58'
  10. 58' Soichiro Mori (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 58'
  11. 67' Takaaki Shichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 67'
  12. 69' Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Goal - Volley at 69'
  13. 75' Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
  14. 84' Motoki Ohara (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
  15. 85' Kenedeiebusu Mikuni (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 85'
  16. 86' Keiya Shiihashi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 86'

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