Japanese J.League

Machida Zelvia vs Nagoya Grampus, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate
Machida Zelvia
  • 100': Yuta Nakayama
  • 113': Hokuto Shimoda
FT - ET
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate
Nagoya Grampus
  • Red Card 90'+8': Tomoki Takamine
  • 93': Kensuke Nagai

About

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 Commentary

  • 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'
  • 69': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 69'
  • 75': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Takuya Uchida (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
  • 84': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 84'
  • 84': Haruto Suzuki (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 84'
  • 85': Kanji Kuwayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
  • 90'+3': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'+3'
  • 90'+3': Kenedeiebusu Mikuni (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 90'+3'
  • 90'+8': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Red Card at 90'+8'
  • 90': Byron Vásquez (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'
  • 90': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'
  • 93': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 93'
  • 95': Masahito Ono (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 95'
  • 100': Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 100'
  • 113': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 113'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 4
50.6 Possession 49.4
16 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
497 Accurate Passes 471
586 Passes 561
0.8 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
5 Blocked Shots 9
14 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
27 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 10,230

Line-Ups

ZEL Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kosei Tani (GK)
50 Daihachi Okamura
19 Yuta Nakayama
3 Gen Shoji Yellow Card
23 Ryohei Shirasaki
16 Hiroyuki Mae Yellow Card
26 Kotaro Hayashi
88 Hotaka Nakamura
9 Shota Fujio
7 Yuki Soma
27 Erik Yellow Card
Machida Zelvia Substitutes:
Byron Vásquez, Ibrahim Dresevic, Kanji Kuwayama, Asahi Masuyama, Henry Mochizuki, Tatsuya Morita, Na Sang-Ho, Keiya Sento, Hokuto Shimoda.

NAG 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 Yellow Card
7 Ryuji Izumi
Nagoya Grampus Substitutes:
Yohei Takeda, Takuya Uchida, Shungo Sugiura, Masahito Ono, Kensuke Nagai, Kenedeiebusu Mikuni, Hidemasa Koda, Taichi Kikuchi, Haruto Suzuki.

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