Kyōto Sanga FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Kyōto Sanga FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 05:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Rafael Elias 9' 1–0

Rafael Elias 45+5' 2–0

Y 6' Yuji Takahashi

Alex Souza 43' Y

Y 61' Mateus Brunetti

Takumi Kato 73' Y

Hisashi Appiah Tawiah 88' Y

Y 90' Kenta Inoue

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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

Kyōto Sanga FC 7 games · Avg 1.7 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-05-02 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-02-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-09-20 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
24 Oct	Gamba Osaka	A	2–2	D
21 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	2–2	D
17 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
10 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–4	L
21 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–5	L
17 Oct	Gamba Osaka	H	2–2	D
11 Oct	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC		Shimizu S-Pulse
#8	Position	#7
23	Points	24
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
32	Scored	40
39	Conceded	42
-7	GD	-2
1.28	PPG	1.33
44%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/8

76+

4/6

■ 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)

Kyōto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA as Kyōto Sanga FC face off against Shimizu S-Pulse in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kyōto Sanga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
9' Rafael Elias makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Kyoto Sanga FC are in front.
14' The whistle greets Sodai Hasukawa as he departs to be replaced by Seung-wook Park.
19' Rafael Elias is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
24' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Alex Souza, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' Kyōto Sanga FC 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.
39' Japan international Tomoya Fujii has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
44' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ranko Popović might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' What a strike from Rafael Elias! The score is 0-3.
53' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tulio departs to be replaced by Takumi Kato.
58' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 58 minute. Capixaba leaves to be changed by Tomoya Fujii.
63' 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.
65' Morooka Hiroto is replacing Shimpei Fukuoka for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
70' Kyōto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
75' Kei Koizumi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 422 appearances.
77' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takaaki Shichi is hanging Sung-jun Yoon on the field on 77 minute.
80' The whistle greets Ryo Germain as he departs to be replaced by Kenta Inoue.
81' The crowd applauds Kei Koizumi as he leaves the pitch. Yudai Shimamoto steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
86' Kyōto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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Yutaka Yoshida
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Taiki Hirato ↑ 58'
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Kazuki Kozuka
–
Togo Umeda
–
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 58'
–
Kenta Inoue ↑ 80'
–
Yudai Shimamoto ↑ 81'
–
Rinsei Ohata
–
Seung-wook Park ↑ 14'

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Elias	2
Koya Kitagawa	1
Papagaio	1
Joao Pedro Mendes	1
Shinya Yajima	1
Takashi Inui	1
Shimpei Fukuoka	1
Yudai Shimamoto	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-10-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-10-24 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2026-10-21 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2026-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-10-10 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-09-19 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-10-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-10-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-10-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–5 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-10-17 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2026-10-11 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-09-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.94 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC48% Draw24% Shimizu S-Pulse28%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

52%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Shimizu S-Pulse

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyōto Sanga FC35% Draw41% Shimizu S-Pulse24%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.