Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse
0 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/game

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 Tōkyō 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

6
8
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
28% 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
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to IAI Stadium Nihondaira that hosts another battle between Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Zento Uno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Nagoya Grampus looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yudai Kimura scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yudai Shimamoto, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 45' Nagoya Grampus is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yudai Kimura on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 46 minute. Rinsei Ohata leaves to be changed by Yutaka Yoshida.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Hidemasa Koda.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Yudai Shimamoto is replaced by Kanta Chiba on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s high time Mihailo Petrović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Tsukasa Morishima by Masahito Ono on 75 minute.
  • 76' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 76 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Kennedy Egbus Mikuni.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teruki Hara made 279 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Masaki Yumiba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zento Uno on 83 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Shungo Sugiura scores his 1 goal in 439 matches.
  • Full Time. Nagoya Grampus beats Shimizu S-Pulse

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihailo Petrović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.