Machida Zelvia vs Nagoya Grampus, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
· Japanese J.LeagueAbout
Machida Zelvia are hosting Nagoya Grampus
at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on
. The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.
Match Timeline
- 1': Gen Shoji (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 1'
- 17': Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 17'
- 45'+4': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Penalty - Missed at 45'+4'
- 45'+4': Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia) Penalty - Saved at 45'+4'
- 55': Erik (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 55'
- 58': Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 58'
Statistics
NAG |
ZEL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.7 | POSSESSION | 38.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 184 |
| 381 | Passes | 232 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 10 | Tackles | 3 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 5 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Japanese J.League
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Line-Ups
Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosei Tani (GK) |
| 50 | Daihachi Okamura |
| 19 | Yuta Nakayama |
| 3 | Gen Shoji |
| 23 | Ryohei Shirasaki |
| 16 | Hiroyuki Mae |
| 26 | Kotaro Hayashi |
| 88 | Hotaka Nakamura |
| 9 | Shota Fujio |
| 7 | Yuki Soma |
| 27 | Erik |
Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Schmidt (GK) |
| 13 | Haruya Fujii |
| 3 | Yota Sato |
| 2 | Yuki Nogami |
| 31 | Tomoki Takamine |
| 14 | Tsukasa Morishima |
| 27 | Katsuhiro Nakayama |
| 9 | Yuya Asano |
| 11 | Yuya Yamagishi |
| 22 | Yudai Kimura |
| 7 | Ryuji Izumi |
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