Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Cerezo Osaka: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka drew 1-1 in J1 League on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.

Nagoya Grampus led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Toyota Stadium (Japan), Toyota. The recorded attendance was 18,236.

Before kick-off

Nagoya Grampus: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-L-W-W), scoring 6 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Cerezo Osaka: 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-L-D-D-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 11 goals. Cerezo Osaka are without a win in 5 matches.

Nagoya Grampus arrive in better form, taking 6 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 3 for Cerezo Osaka.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Cerezo Osaka 6-1 Nagoya Grampus on Sunday, 17 May 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

Katsuhiro Nakayama found the net for Nagoya Grampus in minute 3, making it 1-0. Pablo Sabbag found the net for Cerezo Osaka in minute 62, making it 1-1.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 6 yellow cards: 1 for Nagoya Grampus and 5 for Cerezo Osaka.

Substitutions recorded: 4 substitutions for Nagoya Grampus and 3 substitutions for Cerezo Osaka.

Match statistics

Nagoya Grampus had 58.5% of possession, against 41.5% for Cerezo Osaka.

Nagoya Grampus had 13 shots, 3 on target, while Cerezo Osaka had 8 shots, 3 on target. Nagoya Grampus won 2 corners and Cerezo Osaka won 1 corner. Nagoya Grampus committed 13 fouls and Cerezo Osaka committed 10 fouls.

Impact on the table

The table shows Nagoya Grampus in 12th place (12 points from 10 matches) and Cerezo Osaka in 13th place (12 points from 10 matches). The two sides are level on 12 points in the standings.

More on this match

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