Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol prediction, preview, team news and more | 2024 J League Cup

Nagoya Grampus will welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Toyota Stadium in the second leg of the J League Cup playoff on Sunday. The first leg at the Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, with Tomoki Takamine equalizing for Kashiwa in the 72nd minute after Yuya Yamagishi gave Nagoya an early lead.

The hosts are winless in their last three games in all competitions with two games ending in draws. The visitors, meanwhile, are winless in their last four games, suffering two losses and playing out two draws.

The hosts were eliminated from the semi-finals last season, suffering a 2-0 loss to eventual champions Avispa Fukuoka, and will look to go all the way this time around.

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Head-to-Head

The two teams have met 76 times in all competitions thus far. They have contested these meetings closely, with the hosts having a narrow 31-30 lead in wins and 15 games ending in draws.

Before playing a draw in the first leg, the two teams met in the J League in March, in which Nagoya registered a 2-0 away win.

Nagoya Grampus form guide (all competitions): D-L-D-W-W

Kashiwa Reysol form guide (all competitions): D-L-L-D-W

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Team News

Nagoya Grampus

Masahito Ono, Ryuji Izumi, Akinari Kawazura, Noriyoshi Sakai, and Ryosuke Yamanaka are sidelined with injuries for the hosts.

Injured: Masahito Ono, Ryuji Izumi, Akinari Kawazura, Noriyoshi Sakai, Ryosuke Yamanaka

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Kashiwa Reysol

Hidetaka Maie is a long-term absentee, while Tomoya Inukai and Kenta Matsumoto are also sidelined with injuries.

Injured: Hidetaka Maie, Tomoya Inukai, Kenta Matsumoto

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Predicted XI

Nagoya Grampus Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Mitchell Langerak; Takuya Uchida, Chang-Rae Ha, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni; Katsuhiro Nakayama, Ryuji Izumi, Sho Inagaki, Keiya Shiihashi; Tsukasa Morishima, Ken Masui; Kasper Junker

Kashiwa Reysol Predicted XI (4-4-2): Tatsuya Morita; Hiroki Sekine, Diego Jara Rodrigues, Taiyo Koga, Hiromu Mitsumaru; Fumiya Unoki, Takumi Tsuchiya, Eiji Shirai, Sachiro Toshima; Mao Hosoya, Matheus Savio

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Prediction

The Grampus Eight have suffered just one loss in their last six games in all competitions, recording three wins. They have suffered just one loss in their last 10 meetings against the visitors, recording six wins and keeping as many clean sheets.

Taiyō-Ō have endured a four-game winless run, failing to score in two games in that period. They have just one win in their last seven away games, which is a cause for concern.

While both teams have struggled in their recent games, considering the home advantage for Nagoya and their better record in recent games in this fixture, the hosts are expected to register a comfortable win.

Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 2-1 Kashiwa Reysol