Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

J1 League 18 Mar 2026, 10:00
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
🏟 Toyota Stadium 👤 D. Shiino Round 7

Match report

Nagoya Grampus edged past Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 in the J1 League on 18 March 2026.

Nagoya Grampus dominated possession with 63% of the ball, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 17 shots to Nagoya Grampus' 13.

The match was played at Toyota Stadium, with D. Shiino in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 13 - 17 On target 7 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Yudai Kimura
Nagoya Grampus · 1 goal
8 Akito Suzuki 1 goal
8 Haruya Fujii captained the side
7 Yuya Yamagishi 1 goal
7 Alexandre Pisano captained the side
First half vs second half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 5–16
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 4–1 3–4
Attacks 48–65 46–60
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
94 Attacks 125
36 Dangerous Attacks 67
7 On Target 3
6 Off Target 16
63% Ball Possession 37%
13 Shots Total 17
7 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 4
12 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 6
11 Fouls 16
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 5
360 Passes Total 462
257 Passes Accurate 356
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nagoya Grampus · 3-4-2-1
35 A. Pisano
70 T. Hara 13 H. Fujii 31 T. Takamine
19 H. Koda 15 S. Inagaki 14 T. Morishima 27 K. Nakayama
25 M. Vinicius 22 Y. Kimura
11 Y. Yamagishi
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3-4-1-2
1 K. Osako
33 T. Shiotani 4 H. Araki 19 S. Sasaki
15 S. Nakano 6 H. Kawabe 14 T. Matsumoto 13 N. Arai
39 S. Nakamura
9 R. Germain 17 K. Kinoshita
Nagoya Grampus
Coach
Mihailo Petrovic
Substitutes
  • 2 Yuki Nogami
  • 7 Ryuji Izumi
  • 44 Soichiro Mori
  • 20 Kennedy Mikuni
  • 8 Keiya Shiihashi
  • 1 Daniel Schmidt
  • 55 Shuhei Tokumoto
  • 18 Kensuke Nagai
  • 9 Yuya Asano
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Coach
Bartosch Gaul
Substitutes
  • 37 Ju-sung Kim
  • 10 Akito Suzuki
  • 16 Takaaki Shichi
  • 41 Naoki Maeda
  • 40 Motoki Ohara
  • 99 Issei Ouchi
  • 3 Taichi Yamasaki
  • 18 Daiki Suga
  • 11 Mutsuki Kato
Substitutions
  • 13' ↑ Y. Nogami ↓ T. Hara Nagoya Grampus
  • 46' ↑ A. Suzuki ↓ R. Germain Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 46' ↑ Kim Ju-Sung ↓ N. Arai Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 58' ↑ S. Mori ↓ H. Koda Nagoya Grampus
  • 58' ↑ R. Izumi ↓ Y. Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus
  • 67' ↑ T. Shichi ↓ S. Sasaki Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 75' ↑ N. Maeda ↓ H. Kawabe Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 84' ↑ M. Ohara ↓ T. Shiotani Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 86' ↑ K. Shiihashi ↓ T. Morishima Nagoya Grampus
Cards
  • 19' Y. Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus
  • 25' N. Arai Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 30' R. Germain Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 71' M. Petrovic Nagoya Grampus
Head-to-head
Nagoya Grampus 10 1 draws 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Recent form
Nagoya Grampus D D D D W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?
Nagoya Grampus won 2-1 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 18 March 2026.
Who won Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?
Nagoya Grampus won the match 2-1.
Where was Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima played?
The match was played at Toyota Stadium.
Who had more possession in Nagoya Grampus vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?
Nagoya Grampus had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.