FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo Shimizu S-Pulse #2 Position #13 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 Tokyo this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonFC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo0-15–/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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Tokyo and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kanta Doi, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' 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.
- 20' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' 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 Zento Uno suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' FC Tokyo 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.
- 40' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Kento Haneda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Koya Kitagawa puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
- 51' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' 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.
- 60' Kota Tawaratsumida is replacing Maki Kitahara for the FC Tokyo side.
- 65' 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.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' 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.
- 76' Douglas Tanque has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koya Kitagawa on 76 minute.
- 77' The whistle greets Kento Hashimoto as he departs to be replaced by Keigo Higashi.
- 79' GOAL! Takashi Inui scores on 79.
- 84' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Takashi Inui departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
- 87' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Keigo Higashi gets a card.
- 88' The whistle greets Kosuke Shirai as he departs to be replaced by Kei Koizumi.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Reon Yamahara. He replaces Capixaba on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Lineups
FC Tokyo 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'
- 3
- 1
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23
Koya Kitagawa ↓ Douglas Tanque 76'
- 5
- 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 Thiago Santana 4 Diego Oliveira 4 Adailton 4 Kensuke Nagai 3 Koya Kitagawa 3 Ronaldo 2 Ryoya Ogawa 2 Shuto Abe 2 Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.58 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw 70%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 53%FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.