Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' 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 Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

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

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

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.