Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Nagoya Grampus
1 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 21 Jun 2025 · 10:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tsukasa Morishima 17' Y
Yota Sato 45' Y
Ryuji Izumi 47' Y
Y 90' Mateus Brunetti
Yuya Yamagishi 90' Y

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 Kyoto 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 Tokyo 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

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8
6
Nagoya Grampus 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-05-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 2022-07-10 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
15 Jun Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
31 May Albirex Niigata H 3–0 W
24 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W
17 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D
11 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
15 Jun Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D
01 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–4 L
25 May Vissel Kobe H 3–2 W
17 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
11 May FC Machida Zelvia H 2–2 D

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
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
22% 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
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Toyota Stadium that hosts another battle between Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 5' Hikaru Nakahara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Yota Sato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 15' Ryuji Izumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 17' Tsukasa Morishima has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 17.
  • 22' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Keiya Shiihashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Yuji Takahashi is replaced by Jelani Sumiyoshi.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yota Sato on 45 minutes.
  • 47' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryuji Izumi.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' The whistle greets Tsukasa Morishima as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Yamagishi.
  • 64' Goal! Yuya Yamagishi scores his 41 goal in 200 matches.
  • 69' The whistle greets Zento Uno as he departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
  • 73' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Kensuke Nagai departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
  • 78' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Motoki Nishihara. He replaces Capixaba on 79 minute.
  • 80' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Koya Kitagawa departs to be replaced by Kanta Chiba.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Kanta Chiba has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Mateus Brunetti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Teruki Hara departs to be replaced by Masahito Ono.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-05-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 2022-07-10 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-06-15 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-05-31 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-05-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2025-06-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe W 2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.48 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus53% Draw22% Shimizu S-Pulse25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
75%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
47%
Nagoya Grampus or Shimizu S-Pulse
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nagoya Grampus41% Draw36% Shimizu S-Pulse23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4%
3 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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