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

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J. League · 2021

FC Tokyo

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

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

FC Tokyo 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	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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo	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 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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Ajinomoto Stadium. FC Tōkyō are looking to make home advantage count against Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' GOAL! Adailton scores on 7.
12' Ronaldo makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Tokyo are in front.
13' What composure from Ronaldo! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-3.
18' 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.
23' Shuichi Gonda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
24' Diego Oliveira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
25' A goal from the Brazil international Diego Oliveira! He fires home on 25 to make it 0-5!
30' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takuya Aoki, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Valdo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
46' Noriaki Fujimoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuito Suzuki at the 46 minute mark.
51' 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 Masato Morishige suffering a number of foals already.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' The supporters are chanting for Tsuyoshi Watanabe. He replaces Joan Oumari on 58 minute.
63' 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.
66' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keigo Higashi is hanging Yojiro Takahagi on the field on 66 minute.
68' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Ronaldo trudges off to be replaced by Ryo Takeuchi on 68 minutes.
73' Eiichi Katayama has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Thiago Santana makes way for Reon Yamahara at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
83' Hirotaka Mita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Aoki on 83 minute.
87' The Japan Masato Morishige breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 0-6!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Tōkyō players.

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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
Shuto Abe	2
Carlinhos	2
Ronaldo	2

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-11-03 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo64% Draw18% Shimizu S-Pulse18%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw

82%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

36%

FC Tokyo or Shimizu S-Pulse

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo51% Draw32% Shimizu S-Pulse17%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.