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- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest points (2) away in J-League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse's results here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the J-League have been very modest with 0 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Shimizu S-Pulse's attacking players as they have now played 211 minutes without scoring in a league game. Suzuki was their last goal scorer.
Shimizu's previous fixture was a Nabisco Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-1 versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that, Shimizu S-Pulse played out a J-League draw 0-0 when visiting Kyoto Sanga.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu, as the J-League home game vs Tokyo is only four days away.
Shimizu S-Pulse aren't scoring a lot here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Shimizu have conceded 9 from these games.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nagoya Grampus so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Nagoya Grampus has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two travels in a row for Nagoya Grampus, whose coach Hasegawa could celebrate last time after the Nabisco Cup win against Tokushima Vortis.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Cerezo Osaka in the J-League.A quick return to home after this game, as Grampus are hosting Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League only four days away.
Nagoya Grampus are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. As opposed to that, Grampus have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Shimizu S-Pulse won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Nagoya Grampus managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 3 goals |  M. dos Santos Castro 3 goals | K. Nakayama 2 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 77% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 85% |
| 77% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 69% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 23% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 9.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 14% | 22% |
| 12.8 | 12.3 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.5 | 8.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
- Nagoya Grampus have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest points (2) away in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have yet to win a game away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Jubilo Iwata | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 7 |
