Wednesday , 30 September 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
14% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
14% 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
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' V-Varen Nagasaki have kicked off against Shimizu S-Pulse. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' GOAL! Se-hun Oh scores on 1.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Yudai Shimamoto — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' A quiet spell here at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank. Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' It’s high time Takuya Takagi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Panama international Alfredo Stephens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Yusei Egawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eduardo is hanging Masahiro Sekiguchi on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Se-hun Oh gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 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' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Shimizu S-Pulse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. V-Varen Nagasaki must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Haruto Hidaka comes on to replace Kengo Kitazume.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Toshiki Takahashi. He replaces Yudai Shimamoto on 74 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Sen Takagi is replaced by Sodai Hasukawa on 77 minute.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' Another change for V-Varen Nagasaki made on 83 minute. Diego Pituca leaves to be changed by Tenmu Matsumoto.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Se-hun Oh is replaced by Alfredo Stephens.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jelani Sumiyoshi.
  • 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
Daichi Tagami 1
Juanma 1
Hideki Ishige 1
Shota Kaneko 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 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.