V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 17 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yuzo Sutani
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa
10 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 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 #14 Position #13 21 Points 24 17 Played 17 7 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 9 25 Scored 39 32 Conceded 40 -7 GD -1 1.24 PPG 1.41 41% Win % 47% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season24% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 14th (21 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/361-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-60–/161-754/376+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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22
Hijiri Onaga ↓ Ryogo Yamasaki 46'
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Diego Pituca ↓ Tenmu Matsumoto 83'
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- 5
- 1
- 8
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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'
- 29
- 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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81
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 46'
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Sodai Hasukawa ↑ 77'
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Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 74'
- 97
- 17
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Haruto Hidaka ↑ 73'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Musashi Suzuki 3 Yudai Shimamoto 2 Se-hun Oh 2 Thiago Santana 1 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Musashi Suzuki 1 Daichi Tagami 1 Juanma 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Prediction accuracy2 / 41.51 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.84 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Shimizu S-Pulse 74% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% 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
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual1 – 1 10.6%1 – 2 8.6%2 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 5.9%0 – 1 5.8%1 – 3 5.3%0 – 0 5%1 – 0 4.6%2 – 0 4%2 – 3 4%3 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 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 23% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.