Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 10:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Reon Yamahara

Motoki Ohara 39' Y

Y 40' Toshiki Takahashi

Y 44' Masaki Yumiba

Yuto Horigome 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Albirex Niigata 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-13 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-02-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–1	L
31 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
23 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
16 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
11 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–3	L
20 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Albirex Niigata	A	1–0	W
31 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D
16 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–3	L
10 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
20 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Albirex Niigata and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jelani Sumiyoshi suffering a number of foals already.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Motoki Ohara, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
16' Toshiki Takahashi puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
31' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a card in front of him.
36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Albirex Niigata player sees a card in front of him.
40' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Toshiki Takahashi gets a card.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Masaki Yumiba on 44.
49' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
57' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Hikaru Nakahara is replaced by Kai Matsuzaki on 57 minute.
62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' The supporters are chanting for Jin Okumura. He replaces Motoki Ohara on 65 minute.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' It’s high time Tadahiro Akiba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Taiki Arai by Hiroto Uemura on 76 minute.
81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
83' Yuto Horigome was booked on 83.
84' The whistle greets Toshiki Takahashi as he departs to be replaced by Kanta Chiba.
86' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Abdelrahman Saidi by Kaito Taniguchi on 86 minute.
90' Kengo Kitazume is replacing Yutaka Yoshida for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Albirex Niigata.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

5
Michael Fitzgerald
77
Kakeru Funaki
25
Soya Fujiwara
31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 86'
65
Abdelrahman Saidi ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 86'
8
Eiji Shirai
41
Motoki Hasegawa
14
Motoki Ohara ↓ Jin Okumura 65'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
22
Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroto Uemura 76'
55
Matheus Moraes ↓ Takuya Shimamura 65'

Bench

Coach Toru Irie

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 57'
1
Yuya Oki
8
Kazuki Kozuka
41
Kento Haneda
5
Kengo Kitazume ↑ 90'
6
Kota Miyamoto
19
Kai Matsuzaki ↑ 57'
70
Sen Takagi ↑ 84'
15
Kanta Chiba ↑ 84'

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Capixaba	1
Kai Matsuzaki	1
Toshiki Takahashi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.73 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata24% Draw32% Shimizu S-Pulse44%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw

56%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

76%

Albirex Niigata or Shimizu S-Pulse

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata15% Draw56% Shimizu S-Pulse29%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

10%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

4.5%

2 – 0

3.8%

0 – 3

3.5%

1 – 3

2.8%

2 – 2

2.7%

3 – 1

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap	Albirex Niigata covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	25%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Albirex Niigata Form

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Clean Sheet