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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
Shimizu S-Pulse
2 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Tsuyoshi Ogura
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Taku Nakano

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

6
8
10
Shimizu S-Pulse 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-01-03 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
02 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
20 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W
07 Oct Júbilo Iwata H 5–1 W
29 Sep FC Tōkyō A 2–0 W
21 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L
06 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
03 Nov Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
28 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–2 L
19 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
07 Oct FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L

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
8% 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)

Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/6
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Yuki Kobayashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Ko Matsubara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Gabriel Xavier has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 35' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Shimizu S-Pulse have won 295 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' It’s high time Yahiro Kazama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Naoki Maeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' Mitch Langerak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Shinnosuke Nakatani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shimizu S-Pulse tonight.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 90' 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.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-01-03 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-02 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-10-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–1 Júbilo Iwata W 2018-09-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-09-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-11-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2018-10-28 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2018-10-19 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.25 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse53% Draw21% Nagoya Grampus26%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
74%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
47%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Nagoya Grampus
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse38% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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