Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2020
FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata
  • Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Tokyo 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

8
4
9
FC Tokyo 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-14 FC Tokyo 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tokyo 2019-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 FC Tokyo 2019-04-06 FC Tokyo 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-09-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Oct FC Tokyo A 1–3 L
10 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–3 L
03 Oct Ōita 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo this season
8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' And we are off! FC Tōkyō vs Shimizu S-Pulse — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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 Mitsunari Musaka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 22' The Japan Hirotaka Mita breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 0-1!
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' Yasufumi Nishimura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Magnificent from Kensuke Nagai! That is 48 goals in 450 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' Yusuke Goto is replacing Shota Kaneko for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Cklamovski will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuya Uchida is hanging Hirotaka Mita on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' The whistle greets Kensuke Nagai as he departs to be replaced by Adailton.
  • 73' Hikaru Naruoka gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Yuito Suzuki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Masato Morishige, a Japan , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Dutra Junior has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Shimizu S-Pulse. Valdo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' The whistle greets Takumi Nakamura as he departs to be replaced by Hotaka Nakamura.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Taichi Hara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Oliveira at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Tōkyō to claim maximum points.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-10-14 FC Tokyo 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-10-03 Ōita 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo63% Draw18% Shimizu S-Pulse19%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw
81%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
37%
FC Tokyo or Shimizu S-Pulse
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo47% Draw33% Shimizu S-Pulse20%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.