Yokohama FC will host Nagoya Grampus at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium on Wednesday in another round of the 2024 J League Cup campaign. The hosts have had a mixed start to life in the Japanese second tier and will turn their attention to cup football this week.
They faced Fagiano Okayama last time out in the tournament, playing out an entertaining 3-3 draw after extra time before going on to win on penalties.
Nagoya Grampus have had their struggles in the J1 League this season, although results in recent weeks have improved. They faced third-tier outfit Omiya Ardijan in the previous round of the competition, picking up a comfortable 2-0 win via a brace from veteran striker Patric, with the 36-year-old Brazilian recording his first efforts for the club.
Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus Head-to-Head
There have been 12 meetings between Yokohama and Nagoya. The hosts have won three of those games while the visitors have won double that tally. There have been three draws between the two teams.
The two sides last faced off in a J1 League clash last September. That match ended 1-1, with Kazuma Takai coming off the bench to net a late leveler for the hosts.
Yokohama Form Guide (All Competitions): W-D-L-W-W
Nagoya Form Guide (All Competitions): W-W-L-W-L
Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus Team News
Yokohama
Hirotaka Mita and Keisuke Muroi are both injured and are not expected to feature for the hosts this week.
Injured: Hirotaka Mita, Keisuke Muroi
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Nagoya
Yuya Yamagishi has been out of action since March due to injury and will remain out of the side on Wednesday. Ryosuke Yamanaka is also injured and will not play for the visitors this week.
Injured: Yuya Yamagishi, Ryosuke Yamanaka
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus Predicted XI
Yokohama Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Akinori Ichikawa; Gabriel Franca, Boniface Nduka, Akito Fukumori; Towa Yamane, Yuri Lara, Shion Inoue, Yoshihiro Nakano; Caprini, Keijiro Ogawa; Toshiki Takahashi
Nagoya Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Mitchell Langerak; Haruki Yoshida, Chang-rae Ha, Kennedy Mikuni; Takuya Uchida, Sho Inagaki, Takuji Yonemoto, Ryuji Izumi; Tsukasa Morishima, Ken Masui; Patric
Yokohama FC vs Nagoya Grampus Prediction
Yokohama are on a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and have lost just one of their last six matches. They have won each of their last three home games and will be looking to extend that streak on Wednesday.
Nagoya, meanwhile, have won three of their last four games and will head into the midweek clash with confidence. They have won six of their last seven games on the road and should win here as well.
Prediction: Yokohama 0-1 Nagoya
