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Nagoya Grampus take on Zweigen Kanazawa at the Toyota Stadium in the third round of the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, with both sides looking to advance to the next round.
Nagoya Grampus have had a disappointing season so far and are currently 10th in the J1 League. Kenta Hasegawa's side have been in decent form of late, having won three of their last five games across all competitions. They will be confident of beating Kanazawa and progressing to the next round of the competition.
Zweigen Kanazawa, on the other hand, are 10th in the J2 League and have been in poor form of late. Masaaki Yanagishita's side are winless in their last three games across all competitions and will hope to turn things around with a win against Nagoya on Wednesday.
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Both sides will be determined to win the game and progress in the cup competition, setting up an interesting matchup.
Nagoya Grampus vs Zweigen Kanazawa Head-to-Head
Zweigen Kanazawa have dominated the head-to-head record between the two sides, having won both their previous meetings.
Kanazawa came away as 3-1 winners the last time the two sides met back in September 2017.
Nagoya Grampus Form Guide: L-W-W-W-L
Zweigen Kanazawa Form Guide: L-D-L-W-W
Nagoya Grampus vs Zweigen Kanazawa Team News
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus have no new injury worries following their 3-0 loss against Urawa Red Diamonds last time out. However, Kazuki Nagasawa, Hidemasa Koda and Mitchell Langerak are all still out injured.
Injured: Kazuki Nagasawa, Hidemasa Koda, Mitchell Langerak
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa came away unscathed from their 3-2 loss against Machida Zelvia last time out, though Hayato Otani is still unavailable as he recovers from his injury.
Injured: Hayato Otani
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Nagoya Grampus vs Zweigen Kanazawa Predicted XI
Nagoya Grampus Predicted XI (3-1-4-2): Yohei Takeda; Yuichi Maruyama, Haruya Fujii, Shinnosuke Nakatani; Leo Silva; Yuki Soma, Keiya Sento, Sho Inagaki, Ryoya Morishita; Ryotaro Ishida, Mateus
Zweigen Kanazawa Predicted XI (4-4-2): Yuto Shirai; Yuto Nagamine, Honoya Shoji, Daisuke Matsumoto, Riku Matsuda; Sho Hiramatsu, Kazuya Onohara, Keita Fujimura, Shintaro Shimada; Shion Niwa, Yohei Toyoda
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Nagoya Grampus vs Zweigen Kanazawa Prediction
It's difficult to imagine Zweigen Kanazawa coming away with anything from the game, given the difference in form and quality between the two sides.
We predict Nagoya Grampus will win the game comfortably and progress to the next stage of the cup.
Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 2-0 Zweigen Kanazawa
