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 (2026/26)
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

FC Tōkyō 20 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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
7' Brilliant from the ! Adailton makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 7.
12' What a moment for Ronaldo! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
13' GOAL! Ronaldo fires home to make it 0-3!
18' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' 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.
24' Diego Oliveira makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and FC Tokyo are in front.
25' Brilliant from the ! Diego Oliveira makes it 0-5 with a superb finish on 25.
30' Shuto Abe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Masato Morishige has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 437 appearances.
46' The whistle greets Yuito Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto.
51' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Kololli made 20 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
58' The crowd applauds Joan Oumari as he leaves the pitch. Tsuyoshi Watanabe steps in for FC Tokyo.
63' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
66' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 66 minute. Yojiro Takahagi leaves to be changed by Keigo Higashi.
68' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Ronaldo is replaced by Ryo Takeuchi on 68 minute.
73' Eiichi Katayama is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
78' Valdo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' Thiago Santana makes way for Reon Yamahara at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
83' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Takuya Aoki is replaced by Hirotaka Mita on 83 minute.
87' Masato Morishige is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Another three points for FC Tōkyō.

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
Thiago Santana	4
Diego Oliveira	4
Adailton	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.