FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

FC Tōkyō

3 – 1

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Wed 14 Oct 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 80' Valdo

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)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Tomohiro Inoue
Referee Hiroki Katsumata
Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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

FC Tōkyō 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-14 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-04-06 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-09-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–1	W
10 Oct	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
30 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–0	W
27 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–3	L
23 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–0	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Oct	FC Tōkyō	A	1–3	L
10 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–3	L
03 Oct	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–2	L
26 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–3	L
23 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	3–0	W

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 history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Three points are at stake. FC Tōkyō host Shimizu S-Pulse — let the battle begin!
5' Yusuke Goto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hirotaka Mita makes no mistake. 0-1!
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
37' It’s high time Peter Cklamovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' Valdo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Oliveira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kensuke Nagai makes it 0-2.
60' 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.
62' Yusuke Goto is replacing Shota Kaneko for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Hirotaka Mita is replaced by Takuya Uchida on 69 minute.
70' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Kensuke Nagai is withdrawn and Adailton gets his opportunity.
73' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Yuito Suzuki departs to be replaced by Hikaru Naruoka.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' GOAL! Dutra Junior fires home to make it 0-3!
80' Valdo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
84' The supporters are chanting for Hotaka Nakamura. He replaces Takumi Nakamura on 84 minute.
89' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
90' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Diego Oliveira exits the field as Taichi Hara enters on 90.
Shimizu S-Pulse will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tōkyō were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Thiago Santana	4
Diego Oliveira	4
Adailton	4
Koya Kitagawa	3
Kensuke Nagai	3
Shuto Abe	2
Carlinhos	2
Ronaldo	2

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-10-14 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-10-10 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2020-10-04 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-10-14 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-10-03 Oita FC Trinita 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-09-19 Shonan Bellmare 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.92 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō63% Draw18% Shimizu S-Pulse19%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

81%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

37%

FC Tōkyō or Shimizu S-Pulse

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō47% Draw33% Shimizu S-Pulse20%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.6%

4 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

3 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	17%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	19%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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