Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2026
V-Varen Nagasaki
0 – 3
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 04:00 UTC Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank 19,706 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Se-hun Oh
0–2 4' Yudai Shimamoto
0–3 45+3' Se-hun Oh pen
Y 90' Jelani Sumiyoshi

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuzo Sutani
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

5
4
3
V-Varen Nagasaki 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
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 2017-08-08 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L
21 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W
18 Mar Kyōto 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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #7
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 history
15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/6
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: V-Varen Nagasaki gets underway.
  • 1' What a moment for Se-hun Oh! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 4' A goal from the Japan international Yudai Shimamoto! He fires home on 4 to make it 0-2!
  • 9' Both keepers have barely been tested. V-Varen Nagasaki and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' V-Varen Nagasaki are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
  • 19' V-Varen Nagasaki are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Hotaru Yamaguchi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Time for substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki. Masahiro Sekiguchi is replaced by Eduardo.
  • 48' What a strike from Se-hun Oh! The score is 0-3.
  • 53' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaaki Goto made 418 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' Kengo Kitazume, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Kengo Kitazume as he leaves the pitch. Haruto Hidaka steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 74' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Yudai Shimamoto has done his job and it is now time for Toshiki Takahashi to step up.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Sodai Hasukawa comes on to replace Sen Takagi.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takayuki Yoshida might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Another change for V-Varen Nagasaki made on 83 minute. Diego Pituca leaves to be changed by Tenmu Matsumoto.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Togo Umeda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for V-Varen Nagasaki.
  • 89' Alfredo Stephens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Se-hun Oh on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jelani Sumiyoshi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes a substitution. Motoki Hasegawa departs to be replaced by Keita Takahata.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for V-Varen Nagasaki.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2017-08-08 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-03-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-03-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-03-08 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-02-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

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 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Shimizu S-Pulse 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki33% Draw26% Shimizu S-Pulse41%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki24% Draw42% Shimizu S-Pulse34%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual

Asian 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.