Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka — match summary
Japan · J1 League · kick-off 21 Oct 2026 17:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Nagoya Grampus 53 · Cerezo Osaka 23
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Nagoya Grampus 40 · Cerezo Osaka 38
Shots on target 3-3 · corners 2-1 · possession 59-41
NextGOAL tip: Nagoya Grampus (level) · 4 stars
This J1 League fixture pits two sides level on points exactly. Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka both have 12 points from 10 matches, separated only by 12th and 13th in the table, which makes this game effectively a fight for safe ground in the standings. Whoever picks up points first will pull another step away from the lower zone. Nagoya Grampus just won 3-1 in their latest league match and are unbeaten in 4 consecutive games across all competitions, but their season overall still shows 12 scored and 16 conceded in 10 matches, so the defence is not especially tight. At home, 3 of their 4 matches have seen both teams score. Cerezo Osaka, meanwhile, just lost 2-4 in their latest league match and have not won away at all in 4 games, scoring only 0.5 goals per match on average but also conceding 2.8 goals per match. This game should open up early because both sides have defences that leak similarly, and at Nagoya Grampus's home every one of their last 9 matches has had a first-half goal, while Cerezo Osaka concede in the first half away at an average of 1.5 goals per match. The first half therefore looks likely to be a period where both teams attack each other, before the second half turns into a game where the hosts try to keep the ball to close it out while the visitors have to risk pushing forward for a goal.