Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 09:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
25 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
22 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
15 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
12 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L
09 Aug Yokohama FC A 0–2 L
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
25 Aug Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L
21 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
13 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
09 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–2 D
17 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Toyota Stadium. Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Valdo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miguel Angel Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Naoki Maeda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 443 appearances.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' Naoki Maeda adds to his 0 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Yuki Soma comes on to replace Ryoya Morishita.
  • 59' Yuito Suzuki makes way for Yuta Taki at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 64' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Benjamin Kololli trudges off to be replaced by Kenta Nishizawa on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' Thiago Santana has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Yoichiro Kakitani as he leaves the pitch. Mu Kanazaki steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 82 minute. Naoki Maeda leaves to be changed by Hiroyuki Abe.
  • 86' The whistle greets Valdo as he departs to be replaced by Yugo Tatsuta.
  • 88' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Ronaldo exits the field as Ryo Takeuchi enters on 88.
  • 89' The whistle greets Ronaldo as he departs to be replaced by Ryo Takeuchi.
  • The points are shared — Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Shimizu S-Pulse. Honours even.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 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

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-08-25 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-08-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-08-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-08-12 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-08-09 Yokohama FC 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-08-21 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-08-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-08-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2021-07-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.34 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus54% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
75%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
46%
Nagoya Grampus or Shimizu S-Pulse
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus40% Draw37% Shimizu S-Pulse23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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