FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

FC Tōkyō

4 – 0

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Wed 3 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 73' Eiichi Katayama

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tōkyō 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

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	4–0	W
23 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
02 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
25 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
22 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	4–0	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	FC Tōkyō	A	0–4	L
24 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
16 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
02 Oct	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–1	W
24 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	0–2	L
18 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–1	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

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

8% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/6

76+

1/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
7' The deadlock is broken! Adailton gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
12' What composure from Ronaldo! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-2.
13' GOAL! Ronaldo scores on 13.
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daiki Matsuoka made 279 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
24' Diego Oliveira makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and FC Tokyo are in front.
25' What composure from Diego Oliveira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-5.
30' Japan international Reon Yamahara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
35' Go Hatano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
45' FC Tōkyō are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yuito Suzuki by Noriaki Fujimoto on 46 minute.
51' Shimizu S-Pulse have won 295 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Joan Oumari is replaced by Tsuyoshi Watanabe on 58 minute.
63' Thiago Santana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
66' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 66 minute. Yojiro Takahagi leaves to be changed by Keigo Higashi.
68' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Ronaldo exits the field as Ryo Takeuchi enters on 68.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eiichi Katayama.
78' Shimizu S-Pulse looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kosuke Kinoshita scoring 1 goals.
80' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Reon Yamahara comes on to replace Thiago Santana.
83' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 83 minute. Takuya Aoki leaves to be changed by Hirotaka Mita.
87' The Japan Masato Morishige breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 0-6!
The points are shared — FC Tōkyō 4-0 Shimizu S-Pulse. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

3
Ronaldo ↓ Ryo Takeuchi 68'
5
Valdo
37
Shuichi Gonda
9
Thiago Santana ↓ Reon Yamahara 80'
33
Daiki Matsuoka
7
Eiichi Katayama
32
Benjamin Kololli ↓ Yuta Taki 68'
38
Akira Ibayashi
4
Teruki Hara
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↓ Keita Nakamura 46'
23
Yuito Suzuki ↓ Noriaki Fujimoto 46'

Bench

20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 46'
6
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 68'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 68'
50
Yoshinori Suzuki
24
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 46'
25
Kengo Nagai
39
Reon Yamahara ↑ 80'

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-09-22 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-09-18 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Yokohama FC W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-10-02 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.08 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō64% Draw18% Shimizu S-Pulse18%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

82%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

36%

FC Tōkyō or Shimizu S-Pulse

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō51% Draw32% Shimizu S-Pulse17%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

5.4%

1 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

4 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

Actual

5 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	18%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	18%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	9%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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