V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yuzo Sutani
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L 21 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 18 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 15 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W 08 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–3 L 28 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 14 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–3 L 07 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Shimizu S-Pulse #15 Position #13 21 Points 24 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 25 Scored 40 33 Conceded 42 -8 GD -2 1.17 PPG 1.33 39% Win % 44% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 15th (21 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. V-Varen Nagasaki is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
- 1' Se-hun Oh puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
- 4' What a strike from Yudai Shimamoto! The score is 0-2.
- 9' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 14' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 19' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' Shimizu S-Pulse looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yudai Shimamoto scoring 2 goals.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Bueno, as he is very good at scoring at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 183 games and scored 42 goals.
- 44' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Diego Pituca has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The whistle greets Masahiro Sekiguchi as he departs to be replaced by Eduardo.
- 48' Se-hun Oh with the second goal in the match!
- 53' 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.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kengo Kitazume made 389 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' 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.
- 73' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haruto Hidaka is hanging Kengo Kitazume on the field on 73 minute.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Toshiki Takahashi. He replaces Yudai Shimamoto on 74 minute.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Sodai Hasukawa. He replaces Sen Takagi on 77 minute.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Shimizu S-Pulse winning 50% of all matches.
- 83' The V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes a substitution. Diego Pituca departs to be replaced by Tenmu Matsumoto.
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- 89' Alfredo Stephens is replacing Se-hun Oh for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jelani Sumiyoshi.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Keita Takahata. He replaces Motoki Hasegawa on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Hijiri Onaga ↓ Ryogo Yamasaki 46'
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Diego Pituca ↓ Tenmu Matsumoto 83'
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- 41
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Masahiro Sekiguchi ↓ Eduardo 46'
Bench
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Eduardo ↑ 46'
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Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 46'
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- 13
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Keita Takahata ↑ 90'
- 48
- 24
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Tenmu Matsumoto ↑ 83'
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Tsubasa Kasayanagi ↑ 83'
Coach Takuya TakagiShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Kengo Kitazume ↓ Haruto Hidaka 73'
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Kenta Inoue ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 46'
- 10
- 25
- 51
- 47
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Se-hun Oh ↓ Alfredo Stephens 89'
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Sen Takagi ↓ Sodai Hasukawa 77'
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Bench
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Alfredo Stephens ↑ 89'
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Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 46'
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Sodai Hasukawa ↑ 77'
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Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 74'
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Haruto Hidaka ↑ 73'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Musashi Suzuki 3 Yudai Shimamoto 2 Se-hun Oh 2 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Musashi Suzuki 1 Daichi Tagami 1 Juanma 1 Hideki Ishige 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.47 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.8 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Shimizu S-Pulse 74% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.27Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 59%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 67%V-Varen Nagasaki or Shimizu S-Pulse 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11%1 – 2 8.7%2 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.4%0 – 1 6.2%0 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 5.4%1 – 3 5.2%1 – 0 4.9%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 3.9%0 – 3 ActualAsian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 16% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 20% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 24% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.