Thursday , 2 July 2026

Shimizu S-Pulse vs V-Varen Nagasaki, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Shimizu S-Pulse
1 – 2
Full Time
V-Varen Nagasaki
Wed 29 Apr 2026 · 04:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira 14,571 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yudai Shimamoto 21' 1–0
1–1 33' Thiago Santana
1–2 46' Motoki Hasegawa
Jelani Sumiyoshi 8' R
Y 27' Riku Yamada
Y 36' Hijiri Onaga

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshimi Yamashita
  • Assistant 1 Yukitaka Kumagai (Japan)
  • Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
4
5
Shimizu S-Pulse 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals V-Varen Nagasaki
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-12-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–4 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-04-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-01-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–2 L
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
V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 6–7 L
18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L
21 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse V-Varen Nagasaki
#7 Position #9
24 Points 21
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 25
42 Conceded 33
-2 GD -8
1.33 PPG 1.17
44% Win % 39%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 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
V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ 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, V-Varen Nagasaki 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 V-Varen Nagasaki winning 50% of all matches.
  • 8' Jelani Sumiyoshi is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' 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.
  • 21' Yudai Shimamoto puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
  • 26' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' Riku Yamada was booked on 27.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' GOAL! Thiago Santana scores on 33. Assisted by Ikki Arai
  • 36' Hijiri Onaga is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Sensational shot from Motoki Hasegawa. V-Varen Nagasaki is back in the lead.
  • 46' The whistle greets Kazuki Kozuka as he departs to be replaced by Sodai Hasukawa.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Time for substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki. Riku Yamada is replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki.
  • 63' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 63 minute. Masaki Yumiba leaves to be changed by Zento Uno.
  • 68' V-Varen Nagasaki looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thiago Santana scoring 1 goals.
  • 70' The whistle greets Yudai Shimamoto as he departs to be replaced by Capixaba.
  • 72' V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuto Iwasaki is hanging Thiago Santana on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaki Yumiba made 367 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Haruto Hidaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Haruto Hidaka is replaced by Toshiki Takahashi on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Another change for V-Varen Nagasaki made on 90 minute. Shunya Yoneda leaves to be changed by Keita Takahata.
  • With this win, V-Varen Nagasaki is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Musashi Suzuki 3
Yudai Shimamoto 2
Se-hun Oh 2
Hideki Ishige 1
Shota Kaneko 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 1
Jong Tae Se 1
Thiago Santana 1

Head to Head

2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-12-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–4 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-04-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-01-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 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

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-25 V-Varen Nagasaki 6–7 Gamba Osaka L 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or V-Varen Nagasaki 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse43% Draw26% V-Varen Nagasaki31%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
69%
Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki
57%
Shimizu S-Pulse or V-Varen Nagasaki
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse33% Draw43% V-Varen Nagasaki24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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