Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Koichiro Fukushima

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 2026-02-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Nagoya Grampus

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
#7	Position	#3
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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 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' What a night it is going to be! Shimizu S-Pulse welcome Nagoya Grampus for this crunch clash at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
5' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The 34-year-old Sho Inagaki has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rinsei Ohata made 367 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Nagoya Grampus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' Katsuhiro Nakayama has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 143 appearances.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' What composure from Yudai Kimura! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
46' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yutaka Yoshida is hanging Rinsei Ohata on the field on 46 minute.
51' Matheus Bueno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
56' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
57' Hidemasa Koda is replacing Ryuji Izumi for the Nagoya Grampus side.
62' Ryuji Izumi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
63' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Yudai Shimamoto is replaced by Kanta Chiba.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
75' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Masahito Ono at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
76' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yuya Asano by Kennedy Egbus Mikuni on 76 minute.
81' Nagoya Grampus has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
83' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Masaki Yumiba comes on to replace Zento Uno.
88' What composure from Shungo Sugiura! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-2.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

28
Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 46'
1
Yuya Oki
81
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 46'
4
Sodai Hasukawa
11
Hikaru Nakahara
17
Masaki Yumiba ↑ 83'
33
Yuji Doi ↑ 76'
23
Kanta Chiba ↑ 63'
39
Haruto Hidaka

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.11 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.29 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse36% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus40%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse30% Draw36% Nagoya Grampus34%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.7%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 3

5.2%

1 – 3

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 3

3.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 4

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.