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Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Nagoya Grampus
3 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 05:00 UTC Paloma Mizuho Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 77' Renato

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Minoru Tojo
  • Referee Noriyuki Suzuki

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

10
8
6
Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-06-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 W
23 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L
09 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
05 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 1–3 L
23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–2 L
19 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 3–0 W
16 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–3 L
12 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
09 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Shimizu S-Pulse
#3 Position #7
31 Points 24
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
46 Scored 40
44 Conceded 42
+2 GD -2
1.72 PPG 1.33
56% Win % 44%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nagoya Grampus get us underway at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hiroyuki Abe makes it 1-0.
  • 7' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nagoya Grampus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keita Nakamura suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Naoki Maeda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 30' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Renato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Nagoya Grampus seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Teerasil Dangda trudges off to be replaced by Dutra Junior on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Yuito Suzuki comes on to replace Elsinho.
  • 61' Mu Kanazaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryogo Yamasaki at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' A stunning finish from Yuichi Maruyama — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' Renato catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Kosuke Ota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yutaka Yoshida on 79 minute.
  • 84' Yutaka Yoshida has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Carlinhos gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Joao Schmidt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mateus at the 89 minute mark.
  • With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenta Nishizawa 4
Thiago Santana 4
Naoki Maeda 3
Mateus 2
Shota Kaneko 2
Koya Kitagawa 2
Yuki Soma 2
Douglas 2

Head to Head

2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-06-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-09 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-09-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-09-19 Shonan Bellmare 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-16 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.63 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus53% Draw20% Shimizu S-Pulse27%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
73%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
47%
Nagoya Grampus or Shimizu S-Pulse
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus40% Draw35% Shimizu S-Pulse25%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 18% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.