V-Varen Nagasaki vs Nagoya Grampus, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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V-Varen Nagasaki

36': Matheus Jesus (P)
57': Thiago Santana

FT
2 - 0

Nagoya Grampus

About

V-Varen Nagasaki are hosting Nagoya Grampus at PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, Nagasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

36': Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Penalty - Scored at 36'
57': Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 57'
61': Tomoya Koyamatsu (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 61'
61': Taichi Kikuchi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 61'
61': Yuki Nogami (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 61'
62': Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 62'
68': Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 68'
80': Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 80'
83': Shungo Sugiura (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 83'
86': Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 86'
86': Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 86'
89': Takashi Sawada (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 89'
89': Kanta Doi (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 89'
90'+6': Haruya Fujii (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 90'+6'

Statistics

NAG		VVN
13	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	2
67.6	Possession	32.4
12	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
584	Accurate Passes	262
660	Passes	323
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
2	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
15	Clearances	50

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank
Location: Nagasaki, Japan

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	7	+13	17
2	Vissel Kobe	7	+6	16
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	+3	15
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	+13	14

Full Table

Line-Ups

V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Masaaki Goto (GK)
29	Ikki Arai
6	Yusei Egawa
50	Ryosuke Shindo
24	Riku Yamada
5	Hotaru Yamaguchi
22	Hijiri Onaga
23	Shunya Yoneda
9	Thiago Santana
41	Motoki Hasegawa
10	Matheus Jesus

V-Varen Nagasaki Substitutes:

Norman Campbell, Takashi Sawada, Yuto Iwasaki, Ryogo Yamasaki, Tenmu Matsumoto, Go Hatano, Keita Nakamura, Diego Pituca, Kanta Doi.

Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Schmidt (GK)
13	Haruya Fujii
15	Sho Inagaki
70	Teruki Hara
55	Shuhei Tokumoto
31	Tomoki Takamine
27	Katsuhiro Nakayama
19	Hidemasa Koda
11	Yuya Yamagishi
22	Yudai Kimura
7	Ryuji Izumi

Nagoya Grampus Substitutes:

Sakuto Fukaya, Yuzo Takeuchi, Shungo Sugiura, Taichi Kikuchi, Tsukasa Morishima, Masahito Ono, Yuki Nogami, Alexandre Pisano, Tomoya Koyamatsu.

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