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V-Varen Nagasaki v Nagoya Grampus Eight : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 12th Sep, 11:00 BST, transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya

Takuya Takagi's V-Varen Nagasaki side enjoy home advantage in the J-League on Saturday morning, as Kenta Hasegawa's Nagoya Grampus Eight visit the transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. All of the key statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Nagoya and V-V Nagasaki supporters should have some reason to cheer as their clubs go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two sides have goals in them, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookmakers odds are not finding real separation between the sides, a sign of the qualities (or lack of) each side possesses. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
V-V Nagasaki 30%	23/10	-
Draw 23%	13/5	-
Nagoya 46%	1/1	-
Draw 1-1 11%	6/1	-
Nagoya 2-1 9%	8/1	-
Nagoya 1-0 8%	9/1	-
V-V Nagasaki 2-1 7%	11/1	-
Nagoya 2-0 7%	11/1	-
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	-
V-V Nagasaki 1-0 6%	12/1	-
Nagoya 3-1 5%	14/1	-
Draw 0-0 5%	14/1	-
V-V Nagasaki 2-0 4%	18/1	-
Nagoya 3-0 4%	20/1	-
Nagoya 3-2 4%	20/1	-
V-V Nagasaki 3-1 3%	22/1	-
V-V Nagasaki 3-2 3%	25/1	-
Nagoya 4-1 2%	33/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 60%	4/6	-
Under 2.5 Goals 40%	23/20	-
Home 1st Goal 46%	11/10	-
Away 1st Goal 51%	8/11	-
No 1st Goal 3%	14/1	-
BTTS - Yes 61%	4/7	-
BTTS - No 39%	5/4	-
BTTS - Home Win 17%	9/2	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	-
BTTS - Away Win 25%	11/4	-
Home/draw 54%	8/11	-
Away/draw 70%	1/3	-
Home/away 77%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	1/5	-
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	10/3	-
Over 3.5 Goals 37%	13/8	-
Under 3.5 Goals 63%	4/9	-
Over 4.5 Goals 20%	4/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 80%	1/6	-
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	9/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/16	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/33	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	14/1	-
Home DNB 47%	11/8	-
Away DNB 63%	8/15	-
V-V Nagasaki win to nil 13%	11/2	-
Nagoya win to nil 21%	3/1	-
V-V Nagasaki / V-V Nagasaki 16%	4/1	-
V-V Nagasaki / Nagoya 4%	20/1	-
V-V Nagasaki / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / V-V Nagasaki 11%	13/2	-
Draw / Nagoya 15%	9/2	-
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	-
Nagoya / V-V Nagasaki 3%	25/1	-
Nagoya / Nagoya 24%	12/5	-
Nagoya / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win J-League table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	V-V Nagasaki Nagoya
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	JEF United	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 24	Oct 11	May 3	Nov 25
2	Kashima	0	0	0	0	0	0	May 15	Oct 17	Apr 10	l 2-1A
3	Vissel Kobe	6	4	1	1	5	13	Apr 17	l 3-1A	Mar 20	Oct 31
4	Kashiwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	Feb 27	l 4-2A	May 15	Oct 17
5	Kawasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	Nov 25	Apr 10	Apr 24	Oct 11
6	Machida	0	0	0	0	0	0	May 29	Nov 21	l 1-3A	Mar 13
7	Hiroshima	6	3	2	1	8	11	Oct 21	May 9	Dec 19	l 3-0A
8	Mito	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mar 6	Nov 29	Dec 13	May 22
9	Tokyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	l 0-3A	Feb 20	Feb 13	Sep 19
10	Fagiano	6	3	1	2	1	10	Mar 20	l 1-0A	w 2-1A	Apr 3
11	Tokyo Verdy	0	0	0	0	0	0	Nov 1	May 22	Jun 6	Nov 21
12	Cerezo	6	3	1	2	0	10	Sep 19	Apr 29	Oct 21	May 9
13	Urawa Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	Dec 19	Oct 25	Feb 27	Dec 5
14	Yokohama FM	0	0	0	0	0	0	May 3	Dec 13	Oct 25	Apr 29
15	Gamba Osaka	6	1	3	2	-3	6	d 2-2F	-	w 3-1F	Mar 6
16	Nagoya	6	2	0	4	-4	6	Sep 12	Mar 10	-	-
17	Kyoto Sanga	6	1	2	3	-4	5	w 2-1F	Apr 3	Nov 7	May 29
18	Avispa	6	1	1	4	-1	4	Feb 13	Nov 7	Nov 29	Feb 20
19	Shimizu	6	1	1	4	-4	4	Dec 5	Jun 6	l 0-1A	Apr 17
20	V-V Nagasaki	6	1	1	4	-7	4	-	-	Mar 10	Sep 12

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Win / draw / win form

Nagoya have lost 4 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
V-V Nagasaki	2 - 2	Gamba Osaka
V-V Nagasaki	0 - 3	Tokyo
V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Mito
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Imabari
V-V Nagasaki	4 - 0	Ventforet
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Kataller Toyama
V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Fujieda MYFC
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 0	Renofa
V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Sapporo
V-V Nagasaki	0 - 0	Vegalta
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 0	Oita Trinita
V-V Nagasaki	3 - 3	Omiya Ardija
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 0	JEF United
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Montedio
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Ehime
V-V Nagasaki	3 - 4	Iwaki
V-V Nagasaki	0 - 2	Sagan Tosu
V-V Nagasaki	5 - 1	Blaublitz
V-V Nagasaki	1 - 0	Tokushima

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	V-V Nagasaki	1 - 3	Vissel Kobe
H	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 2	Gamba Osaka
H	V-V Nagasaki	0 - 3	Tokyo
A	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 4	Kashiwa
A	V-V Nagasaki	0 - 1	Fagiano
H	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
A	V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Tokushima
H	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Mito
A	V-V Nagasaki	4 - 0	Ehime
A	V-V Nagasaki	0 - 1	Jubilo Iwata
H	V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Imabari
H	V-V Nagasaki	4 - 0	Ventforet
A	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 0	JEF United
A	V-V Nagasaki	0 - 0	Blaublitz
H	V-V Nagasaki	1 - 1	Kataller Toyama
A	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Omiya Ardija
H	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Fujieda MYFC
H	V-V Nagasaki	1 - 0	Renofa
A	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Sagan Tosu
H	V-V Nagasaki	2 - 1	Sapporo

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima	3 - 0	Nagoya
Kashima	2 - 1	Nagoya
Machida	3 - 1	Nagoya
Kashiwa	1 - 0	Nagoya
Yokohama	2 - 2	Nagoya
Albirex	0 - 0	Nagoya
Fagiano	0 - 1	Nagoya
Urawa Reds	2 - 1	Nagoya
Yokohama FM	3 - 0	Nagoya
Hiroshima	1 - 2	Nagoya
Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Nagoya
Avispa	1 - 1	Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga	1 - 1	Nagoya
Shimizu	0 - 3	Nagoya
Kashima	1 - 0	Nagoya
Gamba Osaka	2 - 0	Nagoya
Shonan	2 - 1	Nagoya
Tokyo Verdy	2 - 1	Nagoya
Cerezo	1 - 1	Nagoya
Tokyo	3 - 1	Nagoya

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Nagoya	1 - 3	Machida
A	Nagoya	0 - 3	Hiroshima
H	Nagoya	2 - 1	Fagiano
H	Nagoya	3 - 1	Gamba Osaka
A	Nagoya	1 - 2	Kashima
H	Nagoya	0 - 1	Shimizu
H	Nagoya	1 - 0	Avispa
A	Nagoya	1 - 3	Machida
A	Nagoya	0 - 1	Kashiwa
H	Nagoya	0 - 2	Gamba Osaka
A	Nagoya	2 - 2	Yokohama
H	Nagoya	2 - 1	Cerezo
H	Nagoya	0 - 4	Kashima
A	Nagoya	0 - 0	Albirex
H	Nagoya	3 - 1	Shonan
A	Nagoya	1 - 0	Fagiano
H	Nagoya	1 - 1	Tokyo
H	Nagoya	3 - 4	Kawasaki
A	Nagoya	1 - 2	Urawa Reds
H	Nagoya	1 - 2	Kyoto Sanga

Goal Statistics

Nagoya Grampus Eight's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday morning, not least because V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded in each of their last 5 J-League matches. A PG of 1.7 for K. Hasegawa's side suggests that run should continue.

	V-V Nagasaki 18th	Nagoya 14th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.4 goals	1.7 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 74% probability that V-V Nagasaki will score 1 or more goals	0 18% 1 31% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 82% probability that Nagoya will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+6 V-V Nagasaki’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-14 Nagoya have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.7 average goals scored	0.9 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.6 conceded

Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season

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VVN

NAG

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Games scored	3		3
Failed to score	2		2
Scored first	2		1
Goals scored	6		6
Avg. goals scored	1		1
Avg. shots per game	6		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		9
Conversion rate for	16		12
Avg. XG for	1		1.3
KickOff rating		+11%

VVN

NAG

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Games conceded	5		5
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	3		4
Goals conceded	11		8
Avg. goals conceded	1.8		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		6
Conversion rate against	19%		16%
Avg. XG against	1.4		1.4
KickOff rating		+8%

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V-V Nagasaki J-League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
6	2	2	2
M Goto	Thiago	H Yamaguchi	N Campbell

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Goto GLK	6			-
M Sekiguchi DEF	6			-
R Shindo DEF	6			-
H Onaga DEF	6			1 -
H Yamaguchi MID	6		2	1 -
R Yamada MID	6			-
M Hasegawa MID	6			1 -
Thiago FWD	6	2		-
Y Iwasaki FWD	6	1	1	1 -
S Yoneda DEF	5			1 -
Y Egawa DEF	4			-
I Arai DEF	4			-
D Pituca MID	4			-
K Doi DEF	3			1 -
T Ominami DEF	3			-
K Yasuda MID	3	1		-
T. Matsumoto MID	3	2		-
M Jesus MID	3	1		-
R. Ko FWD	3			-
Eduardo DEF	2			-
R Yamasaki FWD	2			-
N Campbell FWD	2			2 -
K Takahata DEF	1			-
E Deocleciano FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	7	2	3
Thiago	Thiago	H Yamaguchi	H Yamaguchi

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Thiago FWD	2	7		1
T. Matsumoto MID	2	2
Y Iwasaki FWD	1	4	1
K Yasuda MID	1	1
M Jesus MID	1	3
M Sekiguchi DEF		1		1
H Yamaguchi MID			2	3
R Yamada MID		1
M Hasegawa MID		2		1
Y Egawa DEF				1
K Doi DEF				1
Eduardo DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
293	14	32
H Onaga	H Onaga	H Onaga

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
H Onaga DEF	293	14	32
M Hasegawa MID	274	4	10
R Yamada MID	252	5	16
H Yamaguchi MID	238	6	8
R Shindo DEF	229	4	22
M Goto GLK	166		3
Y Egawa DEF	152	8	12
T Ominami DEF	144	2	5
I Arai DEF	132	2	5
K Doi DEF	97	1	5
M Sekiguchi DEF	95	2	12
D Pituca MID	88	2	5
Y Iwasaki FWD	86	3	18
S Yoneda DEF	69	5	12
Thiago FWD	65	2	27
M Jesus MID	56	3	12
T. Matsumoto MID	32	1	5
N Campbell FWD	30	2	5
K Yasuda MID	27	1	5
Eduardo DEF	25	1	3
K Takahata DEF	25		1
R Yamasaki FWD	13		7
R. Ko FWD	10
E Deocleciano FWD	5

Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
6	1	1	2
A. Pisano	S Inagaki	Y Asano	S Inagaki

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
A. Pisano GLK	6			-
Y Nogami DEF	6			-
S Inagaki MID	6	1		2 -
K Nakayama MID	6	1		-
Y Asano MID	6	1	1	1 -
R Izumi MID	6		1	1 -
T Takamine MID	6			1 -
Y Yamagishi FWD	6			1 -
Y Kimura FWD	6	1		-
Y Sato DEF	5			1 -
H Fujii DEF	5			-
S Tokumoto DEF	5			-
T Hara DEF	4			-
K Nagai FWD	4			-
H Koda MID	3			-
Mateus FWD	3			-
T Uchida MID	2			-
T Morishima MID	2			-
T Koyamatsu MID	2			-
M Ono MID	1	1		-
S. Sugiura MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	4	1	2
S Inagaki	Y Kimura	Y Asano	T Takamine

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Inagaki MID	1	3
K Nakayama MID	1	3		1
Y Asano MID	1	2	1
Y Kimura FWD	1	4
M Ono MID	1	1
Y Nogami DEF		1
R Izumi MID		2	1	1
T Takamine MID		2		2
Y Yamagishi FWD		1
Y Sato DEF		2
S Tokumoto DEF				1
K Nagai FWD		1
Mateus FWD		3		1
T Uchida MID		1
T Koyamatsu MID		1
S. Sugiura MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
439	14	40
T Takamine	H Fujii	H Fujii

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Takamine MID	439	11	34
S Inagaki MID	375	11	29
H Fujii DEF	371	14	40
A. Pisano GLK	337		3
S Tokumoto DEF	249	5	22
K Nakayama MID	212	4	14
Y Nogami DEF	170	4	14
T Hara DEF	151	2	10
R Izumi MID	136	4	13
Y Kimura FWD	107	3	32
Y Asano MID	78	2	8
Y Sato DEF	76		7
Y Yamagishi FWD	67	2	10
T Morishima MID	58	1	7
T Uchida MID	41	3	9
Mateus FWD	28	2	6
K Nagai FWD	15	1	4
T Koyamatsu MID	14
H Koda MID	13	3	3
M Ono MID	9
S. Sugiura MID	4	1	1