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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
8% 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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/6
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nagoya Grampus to score. At the same time, Shimizu S-Pulse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Goal! Hiroyuki Abe scores his 28 goal in 452 matches.
  • 7' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
  • 17' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Goal! Naoki Maeda scores his 36 goal in 452 matches.
  • 30' 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 Shinnosuke Nakatani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuji Yonemoto made 450 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Teerasil Dangda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Mitsunari Musaka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Dutra Junior is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teerasil Dangda at the 59 minute mark.
  • 60' Elsinho makes way for Yuito Suzuki at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Ryogo Yamasaki as he leaves the pitch. Mu Kanazaki steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' The Japan Yuichi Maruyama breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 3-0!
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Renato argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yutaka Yoshida departs to be replaced by Kosuke Ota.
  • 84' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 88' A goal from the Brazil international Carlinhos! He fires home on 88 to make it 3-1!
  • 89' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Joao Schmidt on, Mateus off on 89 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nagoya Grampus 3-1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

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
Douglas 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Mateus 2
Shota Kaneko 2
Koya Kitagawa 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.