May 21st features a match where Shimizu S-Pulse hosts Nagoya Grampus at Iai Stadium Nihondaira in a meeting of these two J-League teams. In their last match, 15th placed Shimizu S-Pulse, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Kyoto Sanga. Neither Kyoto Sanga nor Shimizu S-Pulse could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Shimizu S-Pulse looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while nagoya Grampus is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cerezo Osaka. Keiya Sento scored the first goal for Nagoya Grampus in the 6th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cerezo Osaka couldn’t manage to score, and Nagoya Grampus took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Nagoya Grampus’s most prolific scorer has been Mateus. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Shimizu S-Pulse’s top weapon lately has been Thiago Santana, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.