Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koichiro Fukushima
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 0–2 L 11 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 5–6 L 05 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W 01 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 22 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W 18 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 6–5 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W 19 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 11 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–3 L 04 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 5–6 L 18 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya Grampus #13 Position #6 24 Points 31 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 46 42 Conceded 44 -2 GD +2 1.33 PPG 1.72 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 6th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Shimizu S-Pulse to score. At the same time, Nagoya Grampus does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nagoya Grampus winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' Shimizu S-Pulse 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.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yudai Kimura scoring 1 goals.
- 35' Masahito Ono has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' Nagoya Grampus is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yudai Kimura on 45.
- 46' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Rinsei Ohata departs to be replaced by Yutaka Yoshida.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Se-hun Oh, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 57' Hidemasa Koda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryuji Izumi on 57 minute.
- 62' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 63' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 63 minute. Yudai Shimamoto leaves to be changed by Kanta Chiba.
- 68' 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.
- 73' Nagoya Grampus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 75 minute. Tsukasa Morishima leaves to be changed by Masahito Ono.
- 76' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Yuya Asano departs to be replaced by Kennedy Egbus Mikuni.
- 81' It’s high time Mihailo Petrovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 83' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Zento Uno departs to be replaced by Masaki Yumiba.
- 88' GOAL! Shungo Sugiura scores on 88.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
- 50
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5
Kengo Kitazume ↓ Yuji Doi 76'
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- 51
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47
Yudai Shimamoto ↓ Kanta Chiba 63'
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6
Zento Uno ↓ Masaki Yumiba 83'
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97
Rinsei Ohata ↓ Yutaka Yoshida 46'
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Bench
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28
Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 46'
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81
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 46'
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- 11
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17
Masaki Yumiba ↑ 83'
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33
Yuji Doi ↑ 76'
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23
Kanta Chiba ↑ 63'
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Coach Takayuki YoshidaNagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
- 15
- 13
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7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Hidemasa Koda 57'
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70
Teruki Hara ↓ Yuki Nogami 83'
- 31
- 9
- 27
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11
Yuya Yamagishi ↓ Shungo Sugiura 57'
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Bench
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Yuki Nogami ↑ 83'
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19
Hidemasa Koda ↑ 57'
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20
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni ↑ 76'
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Masahito Ono ↑ 75'
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30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 57'
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Coach Mihailo Petrović -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Nagoya Grampus Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.11 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.29 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.4Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 80% 20% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 44% 56% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 60%Draw or Nagoya Grampus 64%Shimizu S-Pulse or Nagoya Grampus 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nagoya Grampus win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.7%1 – 1 6.7%2 – 1 6.2%2 – 3 5.2%1 – 3 5%3 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.3%3 – 3 3.7%0 – 2 Actual2 – 4 3%1 – 4 2.9%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 11% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 16% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 17% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 13% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet 13% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.