- Nagoya Grampus Eight are unbeaten in their last three home games, with two wins and a draw.
- Tokyo Verdy 1969 have lost four and won two of their 11 J League 2025 away games, conceding 12 goals in the process.
Two contrasting sides will collide on Saturday
Nagoya Grampus Eight have been stable, structured, and dependable under Kenta Hasegawa’s guidance since he took the helm in February 2022, and their current 13th-place standing in the J League 2025 is indicative of the consistency they have brought to the team.
Nagoya Grampus Eight have won three, drawn one, and lost just one of their last five J League 2025 matches, and they head into this weekend’s clash with Tokyo Verdy 1969 off the back of an excellent 1-1 home draw against Shimizu S-pulse, and an impressive 2-1 away win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
For those interested, our Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 prediction highlights that the visitors, Hiroshi Jofuku’s Tokyo Verdy 1969, have been a much more stop-start concern in J League 2025, winning two and losing three of their last five matches. They posted their latest victory last time out at home to Kawasaki Frontale (1-0), but their previous result was a 2-1 loss away to Cerezo Osaka.
Nagoya have an extra bite and bite in this one
Tokyo Verdy 1969 are in 15th place and have 27 points from 22 J League 2025 fixtures, the same amount of points as Nagoya Grampus Eight, but they lag behind the home team on goal difference and overall form.
When considering the Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 preview, Tokyo Verdy 1969 have a more expressive and free-flowing playing style, which relies on their ability to control the ball with energy and quick transitions, pressure high up the field, and play vertically when in possession.
Nagoya Grampus Eight are more about structure, patience, and possession dominance. The two styles should be interesting to watch on Saturday, and we think Nagoya Grampus Eight will want to impose their tempo and dominance on the game. This Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 prediction could come down to which team best asserts their preferred style.
Nagoya are worth a small play at the favorite
Tokyo Verdy’s Yuto Tsunashima is the club’s top goalscorer in J League 2025 with three strikes in 21 appearances, and Jofuku has undoubtedly brought more of a ‘win the big game’ mentality and an appetite for taking the matchup to opponents since his appointment in June 2022.
Nagoya’s Sho Inagaki is a focal point up top for the hosts, and he has seven J League 2025 strikes to his name. In terms of value, we’re going to follow the goalscorer for our Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 prediction in this game as Yuya Yamagishi has three in his last five for Nagoya.
The bookmakers have the Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 odds right in this match, with the slight advantage going to Nagoya Grampus at +115, while Tokyo Verdy are set at +230. Nagoya are favorites due to their home advantage, but they are also unbeaten in three at this ground and have a tighter defence.
Verdy are winless in their last two away (both defeats), and failed to win in their most recent trip to Nagoya, so we’re taking them to nick this. Additionally, our Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Tokyo Verdy 1969 betting tips suggest looking for a close contest with value in the goals market.
We’re also going for Over 1.5 goals at -181 as the main wager, and ‘Draw No Bet’ odds of -222 are too short to offer value.
