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

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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

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

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

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 Tokyo	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nagoya Grampus launch into their encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Ryuji Izumi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
17' The referee calls foul for Tsukasa Morishima. He receives a card.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
32' Yuji Takahashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' Jelani Sumiyoshi is replacing Yuji Takahashi for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Yota Sato argues furiously but the card stands.
47' Ryuji Izumi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' The whistle greets Tsukasa Morishima as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Yamagishi.
64' Yuya Yamagishi adds to his 6 season tally! Nagoya Grampus lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
69' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Zento Uno is withdrawn and Shinya Yajima gets his opportunity.
73' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Kensuke Nagai is withdrawn and Yuya Asano gets his opportunity.
78' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
79' The crowd applauds Capixaba as he leaves the pitch. Motoki Nishihara steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
80' The crowd applauds Koya Kitagawa as he leaves the pitch. Kanta Chiba steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' Kanta Chiba does the damage! The net is bulging and Shimizu S-Pulse surge ahead!
90' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a card in front of him.
90' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 90 minute. Teruki Hara leaves to be changed by Masahito Ono.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

8
Keiya Shiihashi
18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Yuya Asano 73'
14
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Yuya Yamagishi 61'
15
Sho Inagaki
7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Yuki Nogami 73'
10
Mateus
70
Teruki Hara ↓ Masahito Ono 90'
3
Yota Sato
55
Shuhei Tokumoto ↓ Kasper Junker 90'
20
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni
35
Alexandre Pisano

Bench

17
Takuya Uchida
2
Yuki Nogami ↑ 73'
16
Yohei Takeda
9
Yuya Asano ↑ 73'
77
Kasper Junker ↑ 90'
11
Yuya Yamagishi ↑ 61'
33
Taichi Kikuchi
6
Akinari Kawazura
41
Masahito Ono ↑ 90'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 69'
41
Kento Haneda
66
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↑ 42'
11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 69'
71
Yui Inokoshi
55
Motoki Nishihara ↑ 79'
17
Masaki Yumiba
15
Kanta Chiba ↑ 80'
18
Sena Saito

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

3 – 0

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.