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Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka: match statistics

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Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nagoya Grampus play Cerezo Osaka in J1 League (Japan). The match date is 21 October 2026.

Current form

Nagoya Grampus: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Cerezo Osaka: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nagoya Grampus scores 1.00 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Cerezo Osaka scores 0.78 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.91 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nagoya Grampus 56%, Cerezo Osaka 33%. Over 2.5: Nagoya Grampus 67%, Cerezo Osaka 33%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Nagoya Grampus has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.31. Nagoya Grampus: 13.8 shots per match, Cerezo Osaka: 11.4.

Match halves

Nagoya Grampus: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67. Cerezo Osaka: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Nagoya Grampus: 76-90+ (3 goals). Cerezo Osaka: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J1 League: 2.91 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1Goals scored / match0.78
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.67Goals conceded / match1.33
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
59%Average possession56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
3.78Shots on target / match3.22
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.78Shots per match11.44
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
3.78Shots on target3.22
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
7.3%Shot conversion6.8%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
59%Possession56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.53xG for1.31
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.46xG against1.49
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

Shooting quality

Nagoya Grampus: BalancedCerezo Osaka: Balanced
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
Accuracy (shots on target)27%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cerezo Osaka is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Nagoya Grampus · 1.2 pts / match - Cerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus
LLLLW
Season result split
33% W0% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
LWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Cerezo Osaka
WDLDD
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-3
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 away
0-1-3
LLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Nagoya Grampus is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Nagoya Grampus · 0.78 goals / match - Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - Nagoya Grampus · 1.33 goals / match - Cerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus scoring profile: mixed

Nagoya Grampus scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Cerezo Osaka keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 matches).

Cerezo Osaka scoring profile: very strong

Cerezo Osaka scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Nagoya Grampus keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 9 matches).

9Goals scored (season)7
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
15Goals conceded (season)12
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
2.67Average goals in match2.11
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

How often they score at least...

56%1 goal56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
33%2 goals22%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
11%3 goals0%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0%4 goals0%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
44%2 goals22%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
22%3 goals22%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0%4 goals11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
33%Scored in both halves11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
40%BTTS - last 540%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time22%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cerezo Osaka is 98% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.56 pts / match - Nagoya Grampus · 1.11 pts / match - Cerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus - half-time state
0% leading56% draw44% trailing
Cerezo Osaka - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.56Points per match (1st half)1.11
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.11
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
22%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
67%No goal before half-time78%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per match (2nd half)1.33
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
44%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka
44%No goal after half-time56%
Nagoya GrampusCerezo Osaka

Nagoya Grampus - second-half results

33% W22% D44% L
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.56
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cerezo Osaka - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nagoya Grampus - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cerezo Osaka - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nagoya Grampus
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
4
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Cerezo Osaka
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
0
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nagoya Grampus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Cerezo Osaka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Nagoya GrampusLigaCerezo Osaka
Average goals in match▼ 2.672.91▼ 2.11
Both teams scored▼ 56%59%▼ 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 67%53%▼ 33%
Clean sheets▼ 0%23%▲ 44%
Goal before half-time▲ 78%68%▼ 56%
Goal after half-time• 89%88%▼ 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.91
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.34
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nagoya Grampus 1 - 1 - 0 Cerezo Osaka. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Nagoya Grampus
2 : 1
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
1 : 1
Nagoya Grampus

FAQ

When do Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka play?

Nagoya Grampus face Cerezo Osaka on 21 October 2026 in J1 League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nagoya Grampus won 1, Cerezo Osaka won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka?

Nagoya Grampus score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cerezo Osaka 0.78. The J1 League average is 2.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Nagoya Grampus's matches and 33% of Cerezo Osaka's.

What form are Nagoya Grampus and Cerezo Osaka in?

Over the last 5 games Nagoya Grampus have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Cerezo Osaka 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Nagoya Grampus vs Cerezo Osaka: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.