GolVolt — Shimizu S-Pulse vs V-Varen Nagasaki: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Shimizu S-Pulse concede 2.6 goals per match

Shimizu S-Pulse2.6 V-Varen Nagasaki1.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. V-Varen Nagasaki concede 1.0.

Player in form

Matheus Jesus: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG1.45

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 1.4).

Table

2 points apart in the table

13.Shimizu S-Pulse14 pts 14.V-Varen Nagasaki12 pts

Shimizu S-Pulse: place 13, 14 pts · V-Varen Nagasaki: place 14, 12 pts.

Last time

Last meeting, 1 December 2018: V-Varen Nagasaki – Shimizu S-Pulse 4:4

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Tomoya Fujii

Shimizu S-Pulse · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.90avg rating

Last match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: rating 6.4.

Matheus Jesus

V-Varen Nagasaki · forward

4goals 2assists 7.39avg rating

Last match, Urawa Reds: rating 6.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Shimizu S-Pulse at home and V-Varen Nagasaki away, as in this match.

Shimizu S-Pulse

at home · 10

3W2D5L0.9scored per match1.7conceded per match

V-Varen Nagasaki

away · 10

1W2D7L1.0scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2018.

Last time · 1 Dec 2018 · J1 League V-Varen Nagasaki 4:4 Shimizu S-Pulse

0wins

1 draw4.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-3-1, last: Sanfrecce Hiroshima) · V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1, last: Urawa Reds).

TUUmeda MBBrunetti SHHasukawa SPPark HSSugai MYYumiba YSShimamoto CACapixaba THHirato RGGermain KKKinoshita MGGoto YEEgawa IAArai KDDoi SYYoneda MHHasegawa HYYamaguchi HOOnaga TMMatsumoto MJJesus JOJonathan

Shimizu S-PulseV-Varen Nagasaki

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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