Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Nagoya Grampus

Sat 15 May 2021 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Elsinho 30' Y

Valdo 40' Y

Ryo Okui 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Toru Sagara
Referee Masaki Tsuruoka
Referee Hayato Shimizu
Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
Referee Ryosuke Murai
Referee

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

2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-06-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–3	L
09 May	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D
11 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–0	W
12 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
08 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–0	W
04 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–4	L
22 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira!
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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' What a moment for Yoichiro Kakitani! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
25' What a moment for Yoichiro Kakitani! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
30' The referee has no hesitation. Elsinho is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — Yellow card on 30.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a Yellow card on 40.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryo Okui is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
46' The crowd applauds Valdo as he leaves the pitch. Yoshinori Suzuki steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
50' Mateus is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' The crowd applauds Yuito Suzuki as he leaves the pitch. Yuta Taki steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
55' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Yuichi Maruyama is replaced by Yasuki Kimoto on 55 minute.
60' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' 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.
67' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Katsuhiro Nakayama departs to be replaced by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
68' The supporters are chanting for Akira Disaro. He replaces Ryo Okui on 68 minute.
73' Gabriel Xavier has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 439 appearances.
78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
80' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Manabu Saito on, Gabriel Xavier off on 80 minutes.
85' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's shape.
89' What a strike from Mateus! The score is 0-4.
90' The whistle greets Mateus as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

5
Valdo ↓ Yoshinori Suzuki 46'
18
Elsinho
37
Shuichi Gonda
9
Thiago Santana
2
Yugo Tatsuta
17
Yosuke Kawai
10
Carlinhos ↓ Eiichi Katayama 54'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↓ Hiroshi Ibusuki 67'
21
Ryo Okui ↓ Akira Disaro 67'
13
Kota Miyamoto
23
Yuito Suzuki ↓ Yuta Taki 54'

Bench

7
Eiichi Katayama ↑ 54'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 54'
50
Yoshinori Suzuki ↑ 46'
27
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 67'
3
William Matheus
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 67'
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Hiroyuki Abe ↑ 90'
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 80'
5
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 80'
14
Yasuki Kimoto ↑ 55'
25
Naoki Maeda ↑ 90'
21
Yohei Takeda
17
Ryoya Morishita

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kenta Nishizawa	4
Thiago Santana	4
Naoki Maeda	3
Yuki Soma	2
Douglas	2
Yoichiro Kakitani	2
Mateus	2
Shota Kaneko	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-05-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2021-05-02 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.46 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse33% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus44%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

56%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

67%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Nagoya Grampus

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse27% Draw35% Nagoya Grampus38%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.4%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

5.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

3.4%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	9%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	18%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

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