Nagoya Grampus will battle with FC Tokyo in the first leg of their semifinal tie in the J League Cup on Wednesday.The hosts come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Sunday. Yuya Asano scored the match-winner in the 35th minute.FC Tokyo suffered an away defeat to Kawasaki Frontale by the same scoreline in the league. Leandro Damiao scored on the stroke of halftime to give the hosts all three points.A place in the final of the competition awaits the winner of this tie. Nagoya Grampus secured their spot in the last four with a convincing 4-0 aggregate victory over Kashima Antlers in the quarterfinal. FC Tokyo's 2-0 second leg victory helped them overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Consadole Sapporo.FC東京【公式】🔜10.6ルヴァン杯 名古屋戦(A) #LIFEwithFCTOKYO@fctokyoofficial🔵INSIDE F.C.TOKYO🔴明後日6日は、#ルヴァンカップ 準決勝第1戦vs #名古屋グランパス です!!✊🔵🔴この試合に向けて、逆転突破を見せた準々決勝 #北海道コンサドーレ 戦 @ #レモンガススタジアム平塚 の #INSIDEFCTOKYO を公開しました!!🙌🔵🔴#fctokyo #tokyo12:20 PM · Oct 4, 202134839🔵INSIDE F.C.TOKYO🔴明後日6日は、#ルヴァンカップ 準決勝第1戦vs #名古屋グランパス です!!✊🔵🔴この試合に向けて、逆転突破を見せた準々決勝 #北海道コンサドーレ 戦 @ #レモンガススタジアム平塚 の #INSIDEFCTOKYO を公開しました!!🙌🔵🔴#fctokyo #tokyoNagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo Head-to-HeadThe two sides have clashed on 34 occasions in the past, with FC Tokyo emerging victorious in 18 matches.Nagoya Grampus have eight wins to their name while eight previous matches ended in a share of the spoils.One of those draws came in their most recent meeting, a 1-1 stalemate that saw Adailton and Jakub Swierczok get on the scoresheet two weeks ago.Nagoya Grampus form guide (all competitions): L-W-D-W-WFC Tokyo form guide (all competitions): L-L-D-W-LNagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo Team NewsNagoya GrampusYuichi Maruyama is the only injury concern for the hosts with a cruciate ligament injury.Injury: Yuichi MaruyamaSuspension: NoneFC Tokyo Akihiro Hayashi (cruciate ligament), Kazuya Konno (cruciate ligament), Hotaka Nakamura (meniscus) and Takuya Uchida are all still sidelined by long-term injuries. Right-back Ryoya Ogawa is a recent addition to the treatment table with a hamstring injury.Injuries: Akihiro Hayashi, Kazuya Konno, Hotaka Nakamura, Takuya Uchida, Ryoya OgawaSuspension: None名古屋グランパス / Nagoya Grampus@nge_official“ 今日は思うような結果を得られなかったですけど、一喜一憂せずにもう一度一丸とならなければいけません。まだまだ多くの試合が残っていますから、目の前の1試合に向けて ” #長澤和輝#前田直輝#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampus12:51 PM · Oct 3, 202148128“ 今日は思うような結果を得られなかったですけど、一喜一憂せずにもう一度一丸とならなければいけません。まだまだ多くの試合が残っていますから、目の前の1試合に向けて ” #長澤和輝#前田直輝#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampusNagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo Predicted XINagoya Grampus Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK); Yutaka Yoshida, Min-Tae Kim, Shinnosuke Nakatani, Kazuya Miyahara; Kazuki Nagasawa, Sho Inagaki; Ryoya Morishita, Naoki Maeda, Mateus dos Santos; Jakub SwierczokFC Tokyo Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Go Hatano (GK); Yuto Nagatomo, Joan Oumari, Masato Morishige, Takumi Nakamura; Shuto Abe, Takuya Aoki; Adailton, Yojiro Tagahagi, Kyosuke Tagawa; Diego DiegoNagoya Grampus vs FC Tokyo PredictionNagoya's defeat on Sunday halted a 12-game unbeaten run and Massimo Ficcadenti's side will be eager to get back to winning ways. The game against a struggling FC Tokyo represents a perfect opportunity to do so and home advantage could also count in their favor.We are backing Nagoya Grampus to secure a comfortable victory.Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 3-1 FC Tokyo