Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
FC Tokyo
0 – 2
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Tue 29 Apr 2025 · 04:05 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Keigo Higashi 87' Y

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
2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-07 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 FC Tokyo 2021-11-03 FC Tokyo 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
14% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Tokyo to score. At the same time, Shimizu S-Pulse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Kengo Kitazume has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' FC Tokyo have won 409 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuji Takahashi made 279 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Maki Kitahara, a Japan midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Koya Kitagawa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 60' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Maki Kitahara exits the field as Kota Tawaratsumida enters on 60.
  • 65' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Kai Matsuzaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kento Hashimoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tokyo.
  • 76' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Koya Kitagawa by Douglas Tanque on 76 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Keigo Higashi. He replaces Kento Hashimoto on 77 minute.
  • 79' Goal! Takashi Inui scores his 19 goal in 357 matches.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Takashi Inui is replaced by Shinya Yajima on 84 minute.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Keigo Higashi on 87 minutes.
  • 88' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Kosuke Shirai exits the field as Kei Koizumi enters on 88.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Reon Yamahara comes on to replace Capixaba.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Shimizu S-Pulse take all three points.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adailton 4
Thiago Santana 4
Diego Oliveira 4
Koya Kitagawa 3
Kensuke Nagai 3
Ryoya Ogawa 2
Shuto Abe 2
Carlinhos 2

Head to Head

2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-07 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 FC Tokyo 2021-11-03 FC Tokyo 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Form

2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-25 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2025-04-11 FC Tokyo 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-04-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2025-04-02 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo D

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-04-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-04-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.58 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo47% Draw23% Shimizu S-Pulse30%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo41% Draw35% Shimizu S-Pulse24%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.