Nagoya Grampus vs Machida Zelvia, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
· 1st Leg
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2 - 2
1st Leg
2 - 2
1st Leg
About
Nagoya Grampus are hosting Machida Zelvia
at , , , starting on
. The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.
Match Commentary
- 6': Hotaka Nakamura (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 6'
- 10': Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 10'
- 21': Hotaka Nakamura (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 21'
- 31': Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 31'
- 75': Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Ryohei Shirasaki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Kanji Kuwayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 75'
- 78': Erik (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 78'
- 78': Erik (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 78'
- 84': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 84'
- 84': Futa Tokumura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 84'
- 86': Taichi Kikuchi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 86'
- 87': Kenedeiebusu Mikuni (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 87'
- 90': Gen Shoji (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+2': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 92'
- 90'+4': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 94'
Statistics
 ZEL |
NAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 42 | Possession | 58 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 466 |
| 387 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 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 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 22 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Japanese J.League
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 26,656
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 26,656
Line-Ups
Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Alexandre Pisano (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 |
Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosei Tani (GK) |
| 50 | Daihachi Okamura |
| 19 | Yuta Nakayama |
| 3 | Gen Shoji  |
| 16 | Hiroyuki Mae |
| 31 | Neta Lavi |
| 26 | Kotaro Hayashi |
| 88 | Hotaka Nakamura |
| 9 | Shota Fujio |
| 7 | Yuki Soma |
| 27 | Erik |
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