Nagoya Grampus will do battle with guests Tokyo Verdy at Toyota Stadium in the J1 League meeting on Saturday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Nagoya Grampus v Tokyo Verdy - plus the latest match odds.
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Nagoya Grampus
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Nagoya Grampus will be looking for another win after a 1-2 J1 League success over Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In that match, Nagoya Grampus managed 37% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Nagoya Grampus was Mateus (21', 40'). At the other end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Naoto Arai (90') was the scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Nagoya Grampus haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.
They’ve totted up the amount of 10 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 6. We will have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Heading into this contest, Nagoya Grampus haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Tokyo Verdy
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Tokyo Verdy will come into the meeting after a 1-0 J1 League win with the eclipse of Kawasaki Frontale in their previous match.
In that game, Tokyo Verdy managed 40% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Tokyo Verdy was Daiki Fukazawa (32'). Kawasaki Frontale got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
The forward players for Tokyo Verdy have been starved of goals over their last 6 clashes, contributing the disappointing return of just 3. In those matches, Tokyo Verdy have also seen the overall goal tally against them equal 10.
Analysis of their past results shows that Tokyo Verdy:
- are winless against Nagoya Grampus in games played away from home for the previous 4 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 05/10/2008 shows us that Nagoya Grampus have won 2 of these and Tokyo Verdy 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A total of 15 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 from N. Grampus and 7 being from Tokyo Verdy. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league game featuring the two was J1 League match day 6 on 15/03/2025 when it ended Tokyo Verdy 2-1 Nagoya Grampus.
That time, Tokyo Verdy managed 48% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorers were Hiroto Yamami (63') and Yuto Tsunashima (73').
At the other end, Nagoya Grampus had 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Tsukasa Morishima (21') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Shu Kawamata.
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Team News: Nagoya Grampus
Daniel Schmidt (Hip injury) and Yuya Yamagishi (Knee medial ligament tear) will be missing for Nagoya Grampus gaffer Kenta Hasegawa.
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Team News: Tokyo Verdy
From a largely available group of players, there is only the one fitness worry for the Tokyo Verdy boss Hiroshi Jofuku to contend with. Goki Yamada (Torn knee ligaments) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that Tokyo Verdy have the firepower to put one past this Nagoya Grampus team, but it probably won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 win for Nagoya Grampus after the 90. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the WDW market, putting your money on Nagoya Grampus can be had for 2.15, going for a drawn result is 3 & betting on the winner to be Tokyo Verdy gets you 3.8. They’re the most competitive market prices being offered at the moment.
Renata Leite,
09:01 01/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Nagoya Grampus
Formed: 1991
Stadium: Toyota Stadium (42,753)
Captain: Ryuji Izumi
Chairman: Koki Konishi
Manager: Kenta Hasegawa
Competitions: J1 League position 13
🔑 Key Player: Ryuji Izumi
Usually played in the Left Wing position, Ryuji Izumi was born in Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Nagoya Grampus in the 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has got 3 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 22 appearances.