Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus Prediction

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima 02/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.2 / 10
Value Analysis
51%Trust
Home Corners
Home Corners Under 5.5
2.04
SignalNEUTRALModel46%SurpriseMediumGap+6.4%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Rest
4 days
Nagoya Grampus Rest
4 days

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus: the result in context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Nagoya Grampus 3-0 in the J1 League on 2 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

When these two meet, goals usually follow: 3.5 a game across 10 meetings, with both teams scoring in 8. Sanfrecce Hiroshima tend to win more corners, 8.0 a game to 4.7 for Nagoya Grampus.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
55%1.50
X
25%4.50
2
20%5.80
Double Chance
1X
80%1.13
X2
45%2.50
Both Teams to Score
Yes
63%1.57
No
37%2.26
Goals
Projected Goals: 2 + 0.99 = 2.99
Over 1.5
84%1.14
Over 2.5
57%1.47
Over 3.5
34%2.18
Under 1.5
16%5.42
Under 2.5
43%2.54
Under 3.5
66%1.63
Corners
Projected Corners: 6 + 4.2 = 10.2
Over 8.5
64%1.48
Over 9.5
51%1.84
Over 10.5
42%2.27
Under 8.5
36%2.42
Under 9.5
49%1.86
Under 10.5
58%1.52
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.8 + 1.9 = 3.7
Over 3.5
46%-
Over 4.5
31%-
Under 3.5
54%-
Under 4.5
69%-

Match Events

17'Sho InagakiFoul
45'Takumu Kawamura INSébastien Haller out
71'Mutsuki Kato
73'Mutsuki Kato INShun Ayukawa out
73'Hayao Kawabe INYotaro Nakajima out
74'Yuki Nogami INYota Sato out
74'Ryuji Izumi INTomoya Koyamatsu out
74'Yuya Asano INHidemasa Koda out
80'Akito SuzukiAssist: Sébastien Haller
82'Yuya Yamagishi INKensuke Nagai out
85'Shunki Higashi INTakaaki Shichi out
87'Taishi MatsumotoFoul
90'Akito Suzuki INSota Koshimichi out
90+1'Sébastien HallerAssist: Shun Ayukawa
90+5'Yota SatoFoul

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3-4-2-1Coach: Bartosch Gaul
Nagoya Grampus
3-4-2-1Coach: Michael Petrovic
Avg rating6.90
Avg rating6.12
I. Ouchi6.899I. Ouchi
S. Nakano6.815S. Nakano
H. Araki6.44H. Araki
S. Sasaki6.919S. Sasaki
N. Arai6.75N. Arai
H. Kawabe7.06H. Kawabe
T. Matsumoto6.614T. Matsumoto
S. Higashi6.27S. Higashi
M. Kato8.211M. Kato
T. Kawamura6.68T. Kawamura
A. Suzuki8.210A. Suzuki
A. Pisano6.535A. Pisano
Y. Nogami6.02Y. Nogami
H. Fujii6.313H. Fujii
S. Tokumoto6.255S. Tokumoto
Y. Asano5.79Y. Asano
S. Inagaki6.415S. Inagaki
T. Takamine6.631T. Takamine
K. Nakayama5.827K. Nakayama
R. Izumi6.17R. Izumi
Y. Kimura6.122Y. Kimura
Y. Yamagishi6.311Y. Yamagishi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes

16T. Shichi85'for Shunki Higashi6.3
18D. Suga
23S. Ayukawa73'for Mutsuki Kato7.2
22S. Haller45'for Takumu Kawamura90+1'7.7
37Kim Ju-Sung
32S. Koshimichi90'for Akito Suzuki6.5
35Y. Nakajima73'for Hayao Kawabe6.5
46R. Noguchi
1K. Osako

Nagoya Grampus Substitutes

33T. Kikuchi
19H. Koda74'for Yuya Asano5.9
58T. Koyamatsu74'for Ryuji Izumi5.9
18K. Nagai82'for Yuya Yamagishi6.5
41M. Ono
3Y. Sato74'for Yuki Nogami90+5'5.6
30S. Sugiura
16Y. Takeda
49Sakuto Fukaya

Match Stats

Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
53%Ball Possession47%
2Corner Kicks1
1Yellow Cards2
16Total Shots3
7Shots on Goal1
5Shots off Goal1
9Shots Inside Box3
7Shots Outside Box0
4Blocked Shots1
11Fouls6
2Offsides3
1Goalkeeper Saves4
532Total Passes472
447Passes Accurate386
84%Pass Accuracy82%

Team Comparison

Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus
1707Elo Rating 1552
2.70Attack 1.28
1.42Defense 1.46
61%Hit Rate 14%
18.0Shots per Game 14.5
5.9Shots on Target 4.5
8.0Corners per Game 4.7
0.7Cards per Game 0.8

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+155 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy2.99 goals
📈BTTS Trend80% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2.2 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late
Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima5Wins · 50%
Draws00%
Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus5Wins · 50%
3.5Avg Goals
80%Both teams scored8 of 10
80%3+ goals8 of 10

Previous meetings

J1 League23/05/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
42
J1 League18/03/2026
Nagoya GrampusSanfrecce Hiroshima
21
Emperor Cup27/08/2025
Nagoya GrampusSanfrecce Hiroshima
24
J1 League28/06/2025
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
12
J1 League20/04/2025
Nagoya GrampusSanfrecce Hiroshima
21
J-League Cup08/09/2024
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
1021
J-League Cup04/09/2024
Nagoya GrampusSanfrecce Hiroshima
01
J1 League17/08/2024
Nagoya GrampusSanfrecce Hiroshima
12
J1 League06/05/2024
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
23
J1 League30/09/2023
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
31

Recent Form

Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
7W2D1L
29/08/2026
Gamba OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima
00
D
26/08/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaOkinawa SV
41
W
22/08/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaKawasaki Frontale
11
D
15/08/2026
UrawaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14
W
08/08/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaJEF United Chiba
30
W
28/07/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaVerspah Oita
40
W
14/07/2026
NK Slaven BelupoSanfrecce Hiroshima
13
W
11/07/2026
Sturm GrazSanfrecce Hiroshima
41
L
06/06/2026
Kawasaki FrontaleSanfrecce Hiroshima
01
W
30/05/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaKawasaki Frontale
21
W
Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus
2W1D7L
29/08/2026
Nagoya GrampusFagiano Okayama
21
W
26/08/2026
Nagoya GrampusGainare Tottori
13
L
22/08/2026
Nagoya GrampusGamba Osaka
31
W
15/08/2026
KashimaNagoya Grampus
21
L
08/08/2026
Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-pulse
01
L
25/07/2026
Consadole SapporoNagoya Grampus
10
L
21/07/2026
FC TokyoNagoya Grampus
21
L
06/06/2026
Machida ZelviaNagoya Grampus
2010
L
30/05/2026
Nagoya GrampusMachida Zelvia
22
D
23/05/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagoya Grampus
42
L

League Table

J1 League 2027
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC TokyoFC Tokyo14103133:8+2533WWWDW
2Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol14101331:20+1131WWWDL
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1493232:10+2230DWWLW
4Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1485130:10+2029DDDWW
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1483323:14+927DWDLW
6KashimaKashima1472529:24+523LWLDW
7Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1457221:15+622DWDDD
8Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1464428:24+422LLWWW
9UrawaUrawa1471623:29-622DLWWW
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1452716:22-617DLLWL
11Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1445516:25-917WLDDL
12Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1444619:23-416WWDDL
13Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1442815:23-814LLDDW
14Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy1435612:22-1014WWWDL
15Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1442810:23-1314LLLLD
16V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1434717:22-513DLLWL
17JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1434716:24-813WWDLD
18Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1426616:24-812LDDWD
19Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1423912:26-149LLLLL
20Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka14221014:25-118DLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1FC TokyoFC Tokyo1433:833
2Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1431:2031
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1432:1030
4Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1430:1029
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1423:1427
6KashimaKashima1429:2423
7Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1421:1522
8Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1428:2422
9UrawaUrawa1423:2922
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1416:2217
11Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1416:2517
12Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1419:2316
13Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1415:2314
14Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy1412:2214
15Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1410:2314
16V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1417:2213
17JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1416:2413
18Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1416:2412
19Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1412:269
20Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1414:258
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About the Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus forecast

The forecasts for this J1 League match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus in the J1 League table

In the J1 League table, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 3rd and Nagoya Grampus 13th, 16 points apart. League goal record so far: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32-10, Nagoya Grampus 15-23. The full standings are on the J1 League Table 2027 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.