FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 3–0 W 20 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 06 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 02 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr FC Tōkyō A 2–0 W 20 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W 16 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–2 W 12 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 06 Apr Yokohama FC A 0–2 L 02 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L Season Stats
FC Tōkyō Shimizu S-Pulse #12 Position #7 37 Points 24 18 Played 18 13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 55 Scored 40 42 Conceded 42 +13 GD -2 2.06 PPG 1.33 72% Win % 44% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonFC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Bueno, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
- 46' Goal! Koya Kitagawa scores his 43 goal in 367 matches.
- 51' FC Tōkyō seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' The whistle greets Maki Kitahara as he departs to be replaced by Kota Tawaratsumida.
- 65' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' Teppei Oka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 76' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Koya Kitagawa by Douglas Tanque on 76 minute.
- 77' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kento Hashimoto is replaced by Keigo Higashi on 77 minute.
- 79' GOAL! Takashi Inui scores on 79.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Shinya Yajima. He replaces Takashi Inui on 84 minute.
- 87' FC Tokyo receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Kei Koizumi. He replaces Kosuke Shirai on 88 minute.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Reon Yamahara. He replaces Capixaba on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Shimizu S-Pulse beats FC Tōkyō
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Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
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- 99
- 22
- 39
- 8
- 30
- 41
- 19
- 32
- 7
- 53
Bench
- 47
- 10
- 37
- 4
- 13
- 33
- 28
- 16
- 27
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Capixaba ↓ Reon Yamahara 90'
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33
Takashi Inui ↓ Shinya Yajima 84'
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28
Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Kento Haneda 90'
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- 1
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23
Koya Kitagawa ↓ Douglas Tanque 76'
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- 98
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19
Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 77'
- 36
Bench
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99
Douglas Tanque ↑ 76'
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21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 84'
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41
Kento Haneda ↑ 90'
- 29
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14
Reon Yamahara ↑ 90'
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11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 77'
- 47
- 71
- 37
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Adailton 4 Thiago Santana 4 Diego Oliveira 4 Koya Kitagawa 3 Kensuke Nagai 3 Ryoya Ogawa 2 Shuto Abe 2 Carlinhos 2 Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.58 FC Tōkyō xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.86 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw 70%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 53%FC Tōkyō or Shimizu S-Pulse 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–2 not predicted0 – 2Actual2 – 1 7.2%2 – 2 6.5%1 – 1 6.4%3 – 1 6%3 – 2 5.6%1 – 2 5.2%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 4%4 – 1 3.9%4 – 2 3.6%3 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 15% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 19% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 13% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 8% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 8% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.