Japanese J.League

FT Sunday, May 3, 2026
Nagoya Grampus WLWWL 2
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V-Varen Nagasaki LLLLW 1
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NAG112
VVN101
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Team Stats

3
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
3
50.3
Possession
49.7
11
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
277
400
Passes
389
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
7
20
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
59
22
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.4
Long Balls %
0.2
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
4
16
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
4
36
Effective Clearances
23
36
Clearances
23

Head to Head

VVN leads series 3-0

Lineups

VVN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Masaaki GotoG
  2. 29Ikki AraiCD
  3. 4EduardoCD-L
  4. 22Hijiri OnagaCD-R
  5. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-L
  6. 24Riku YamadaCM-R
  7. 23Shunya YonedaLM
  8. 3Masahiro SekiguchiRM
  9. 9Thiago SantanaF
  10. 41Motoki HasegawaCF-L
  11. 34Tenmu MatsumotoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Keita TakahataSUB
  2. 48Hayato TeruyamaSUB
  3. 11Norman CampbellSUB
  4. 21Diego PitucaSUB
  5. 33Tsubasa KasayanagiSUB
  6. 13Go HatanoSUB
  7. 8Yuto IwasakiSUB
  8. 18Ryogo YamasakiSUB
  9. 10Matheus JesusSUB

NAG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 35Alexandre PisanoG
  2. 20Kenedeiebusu MikuniCD
  3. 55Shuhei TokumotoCD-L
  4. 2Yuki NogamiCD-R
  5. 17Takuya UchidaCM-L
  6. 41Masahito OnoCM-R
  7. 66Ryosuke YamanakaLM
  8. 44Soichiro MoriRM
  9. 30Shungo SugiuraF
  10. 18Kensuke NagaiCF-L
  11. 33Taichi KikuchiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Harumu KuboSUB
  2. 36Hiroaki HagiSUB
  3. 28Kyota SakakibaraSUB
  4. 3Yota SatoSUB
  5. 22Yudai KimuraSUB
  6. 6Akinari KawazuraSUB
  7. 32Haruto SuzukiSUB
  8. 19Hidemasa KodaSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 29'
  2. 34' Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 34'
  3. 45' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 45'
  4. 45' Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 45'
  5. 53' Hayato Teruyama (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 53'
  6. 54' Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 54'
  7. 63' Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 63'
  8. 63' Tsubasa Kasayanagi (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 63'
  9. 72' Kyota Sakakibara (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 72'
  10. 74' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 74'
  11. 79' Yota Sato (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 79'
  12. 79' Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 79'
  13. 80' Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 80'
  14. 86' Akinari Kawazura (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 86'

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