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Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus Eight : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 06:00 BST, Iwagin Stadium, Morioka

The J-League is the focus for both Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus Eight on Saturday morning, as bosses Tadahiro Akiba and Kenta Hasegawa go head to head at the Iwagin Stadium. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Shimizu
67%
--
Draw
20%
--
Nagoya
13%
--
Shimizu 2-0
12%
--
Shimizu 1-0
12%
--
Shimizu 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Shimizu 3-0
8%
--
Shimizu 3-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Nagoya 1-0
5%
--
Shimizu 4-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Nagoya 2-1
4%
--
Shimizu 4-1
3%
--
Shimizu 3-2
3%
--
Nagoya 2-0
2%
--
Shimizu 5-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
60%
--
Away 1st Goal
37%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
14%
--
BTTS - Away Win
6%
--
Home/draw
87%
--
Away/draw
33%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
81%
--
Away DNB
27%
--
Shimizu win to nil
39%
--
Nagoya win to nil
7%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Shimizu have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Shimizu have outscored their opponents by 17 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Shimizu have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Nagoya are in 17th position in the J-League on 11 points having played 11 matches so far this season. Nagoya are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Nagoya have conceded 17 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Nagoya
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kyoto Sanga12633321 
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
Aug 10
May 11
2
Kashiwa11551420 
Jun 28
May 6
Apr 29
Nov 8
3
Kashima11614719 
Aug 31
May 17
Sep 27
Apr 25
4
Urawa Reds12543319 
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
May 24
Aug 16
5
Avispa11614119 
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
Dec 6
May 17
6
Kawasaki12462818 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
Aug 23
l
 
4-0A
7
Shimizu Home12534418 
-
-
Jun 21
May 3
8
Vissel Kobe11533218 
May 25
Sep 27
d
 
2-2F
Jun 15
9
Fagiano11524317 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
May 6
Sep 13
10
Hiroshima10523217 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
w
 
2-1F
Jun 28
11
Machida11524117 
May 11
Jul 5
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
12
Gamba Osaka11425-414 
Jun 15
l
 
1-0A
Oct 25
l
 
2-0A
13
Shonan11425-514 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
Sep 20
l
 
2-1A
14
Cerezo11344013 
Nov 8
Jun 1
Oct 4
d
 
1-1A
15
Yokohama11335-112 
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
16
Tokyo Verdy11254-511 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Jul 5
l
 
2-1F
17
Nagoya Away11326-711 
May 3
Jun 21
-
-
18
Tokyo11245-510 
Oct 4
Apr 29
Aug 31
l
 
3-1A
19
Albirex11155-58 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
May 31
Sep 23
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-0F
Jul 20
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shimizu 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shimizu3 - 1Avispa
Shimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Shonan
Shimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Shimizu2 - 0Albirex
Shimizu1 - 0Roasso
Shimizu1 - 0Iwaki
Shimizu1 - 2Montedio
Shimizu1 - 1Yokohama
Shimizu4 - 1Renofa
Shimizu1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Ventforet
Shimizu4 - 0TK Gunma
Shimizu2 - 0JEF United
Shimizu3 - 1Fagiano
Shimizu1 - 0Fujieda MYFC
Shimizu2 - 1Mito
Shimizu4 - 0Kagoshima
Shimizu4 - 1Tochigi
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShimizu3 - 1Avispa
AShimizu3 - 2Yokohama FM
HShimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
AShimizu0 - 2Yokohama
AShimizu1 - 2Urawa Reds
HShimizu3 - 0Shonan
HShimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AShimizu0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AShimizu1 - 1Fagiano
HShimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
HShimizu2 - 0Albirex
AShimizu1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HShimizu1 - 0Roasso
HShimizu1 - 0Iwaki
AShimizu1 - 0Tochigi
HShimizu1 - 2Montedio
AShimizu2 - 2Mito
HShimizu1 - 1Yokohama
AShimizu3 - 2Fujieda MYFC
AShimizu2 - 1Tokushima
Nagoya 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gamba Osaka2 - 0Nagoya
Shonan2 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo Verdy2 - 1Nagoya
Cerezo1 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo3 - 1Nagoya
Kawasaki4 - 0Nagoya
Yokohama FM0 - 2Nagoya
Kashima0 - 0Nagoya
Gamba Osaka3 - 2Nagoya
Avispa1 - 0Nagoya
Tokyo4 - 1Nagoya
Shonan0 - 1Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga3 - 2Nagoya
Vissel Kobe3 - 3Nagoya
Machida1 - 0Nagoya
Cerezo2 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Nagoya
Kawasaki2 - 1Nagoya
Sagan Tosu0 - 2Nagoya
Hiroshima2 - 3Nagoya
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
ANagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
ANagoya1 - 2Shonan
HNagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya2 - 1Yokohama
ANagoya1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
ANagoya1 - 1Cerezo
HNagoya1 - 2Machida
ANagoya1 - 3Tokyo
HNagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
ANagoya0 - 4Kawasaki
ANagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya0 - 3Sagan Tosu
ANagoya0 - 0Kashima
ANagoya2 - 3Gamba Osaka
HNagoya0 - 2Sapporo
ANagoya0 - 1Avispa
HNagoya2 - 0Jubilo Iwata
HNagoya2 - 0Kawasaki
HNagoya3 - 0Albirex
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Nagoya have beaten Shimizu in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Nagoya
Goals: Scored
7
9
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
SHI
2
NAG
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shimizu
1 - 2Nagoya
0 - 3Nagoya
1 - 2Nagoya
Shimizu3 - 2
Shimizu2 - 0
League games at Nagoya since 2018
Nagoya
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
6
9
Games: Scored
4 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
1 / 5
SHI
3
D
1
NAG
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nagoya
0 - 2Shimizu
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nagoya3 - 1
1 - 2Shimizu
1 - 3Shimizu
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Shimizu S-Pulse in their clash with Nagoya Grampus Eight, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 51 consecutive J-League matches.

Shimizu 7th Nagoya 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Shimizu will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Nagoya scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
Shimizu have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
-6
Nagoya’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Nagoya
2
0.8
Attack rating
16%
better
SHI
NAG
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Games scored10
9
Failed to score2
2
Scored first7
5
Goals scored17
13
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
29%
better
SHI
NAG
view stats
Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded13
20
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+29%

Shimizu v Nagoya J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9421
Y OkiK KitagawaS TakagiS Takagi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK9
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF91
-
S Takagi DEF92
1
-
H Nakahara MID9
-
M Bueno MID92
-
K Kitagawa FWD94
1
-
T Inui FWD9
-
Z Uno MID81
1
-
K Kitazume DEF7
1
-
S Hasukawa DEF6
-
K Kozuka MID6
-
K Matsuzaki MID62
-
M. Nishihara MID6
-
A Ahmedov FWD6
1
-
Y Takahashi DEF5
1
-
Y Yoshida DEF5
-
R Yamahara  DEF5
-
K Miyamoto MID4
-
Capixaba FWD41
-
S Yajima MID3
-
D Tanque FWD3
-
S Kotake MID1
-
M Yumiba MID1
-
Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
S Inagaki S Inagaki K ShiihashiS Inagaki 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Izumi MID91
1
-
K Shiihashi MID911
1
-
Y Asano MID91
1
-
S Inagaki  MID931
3
-
Mateus FWD911
1
-
K Nagai FWD91
2
-
T Morishima MID811
1
-
A Kawazura DEF71
1
-
Y Takeda GLK6
-
Y Sato DEF62
1
-
Y Nogami DEF6
-
K Mikuni DEF5
-
S Tokumoto DEF51
-
T Uchida MID5
-
K Nakayama MID5
1
-
Y Yamagishi FWD51
-
D Miya DEF4
1
-
T Hara DEF4
-
D Schmidt GLK3
-
T Kikuchi MID3
-
G. Kato MID3
-
M Ono MID3
-
R Yamanaka DEF2
-
S. Sugiura MID2
-
K Junker FWD1
-