In the J-League Cup game on 29 September 2026, Nagoya Grampus beat Kitakyushu 1:3. Match numbers: corners 2:8, possession, % 35:65.
Match report
Nagoya Grampus beat Kitakyushu 3-1 in the Round of 64 of the J-League Cup on 29 September. The visitors took control early and saw out a comfortable victory, extending their unbeaten run at the top of the table.
Kitakyushu struck first through T. Uchida in the eighteenth minute, a moment that lifted the home side. To be fair, Nagoya responded well, with Y. Yamagishi equalising ten minutes later. The visitors then took the lead through Y. Kimura in the sixty-eighth before K. Yoshida added a late third.
Substitutions began in the second half, with R. Nagai coming on for the hosts at the break. Nagoya made three changes around the hour mark, bringing on T. Uchida and T. Hara alongside R. Tsubogo. Kitakyushu's R. Okano picked up a booking in the sixtieth before being replaced in the seventy-fifth. Both sides made further changes in the closing stages.
The statistics tell you something about the match. Nagoya held 65 per cent of possession and registered 100 attacks compared to the hosts' 70. Kitakyushu won only two corners to their opponents' eight, and their 35 per cent share of the ball meant they rarely held the ball for long. The visitors carved them open on the break when it mattered.
Nagoya remain top of the league after six games, five wins and a single defeat, sitting on fifteen points. Kitakyushu's recent form has been uneven — a win against Iwaki followed by defeats to Okinawa SV and Yokohama. The result keeps the visitors' momentum going, though the cup run is certainly not over yet.
HT⚽18' T. Uchida — Goal⚽30' Y. Yamagishi — Goal⇄46' R. Nagai — Substitution🟨60' R. Okano — Yellow card⇄63' T. Uchida — Substitution⇄63' T. Hara — Substitution⇄64' R. Tsubogo — Substitution⚽68' Y. Kimura — Goal⇄75' R. Okano — Substitution⇄77' T. Morishima — Substitution⇄77' Mateus — Substitution⇄77' Y. Yamagishi — Substitution⇄85' R. Kanzawa — Substitution⇄85' H. Izawa — Substitution⚽90' K. Yoshida — Goal
