Shimizu S-pulse vs V-varen Nagasaki Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: a mixed picture on both sides

Shimizu S-pulse have won six, drawn eight and lost six of their last twenty matches, with 26 goals scored and 26 conceded. That's a fairly even record, without a long winning run or a losing streak standing out.

Shimizu S-pulse: 20 completed matches; V-varen Nagasaki: 20 completed matches.

Shimizu S-pulse

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

26

Difference

0

V-varen Nagasaki

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

30

Difference

-6

V-varen Nagasaki have had it tougher over the same length of sample, winning eight, drawing two and losing ten, with 24 goals for and 30 against. They've lost more often than they've won, and shipped more than they've scored.

Nagasaki's sample suggests they've been more open at the back this season than their opponents.

Comparative Team Statistics: Shimizu S-pulse vs V-varen Nagasaki

Head-to-head: honours roughly even

Looking back over the last ten meetings between these two, the record is close. Shimizu have won four, Nagasaki three, with three draws.

Their two meetings earlier this year in the J1 League went one each way: Nagasaki won 2-1 at Shimizu in April, then Shimizu won 3-0 at Nagasaki days later. There's no clear pattern pointing one way over the other.

Both sides through their last cup outing

Shimizu's most recent Emperor Cup match ended in a 2-1 win at home, so they arrive here on the back of a cup victory. Nagasaki also won their last Emperor Cup tie, beating Ehime FC 3-2, so both teams come into this game having got through their previous round.

Cup form doesn't always map neatly onto league form, and with the kickoff still some way off, team news and selection could shift things further before the match is played.