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

J. League · 2020
Sagan Tosu FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Daiki Matsuoka 57' Y
Y 63' Carlinhos
Y 90' Ryo Okui

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Toshiyuki Wazumi
  • Referee Osamu nomura
  • Referee Tetsuro Yoshida
  • Referee

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

3
6
3
Sagan Tosu FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-06-30 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-08-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-05-06 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
12 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
08 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
04 Jul Ōita FC Trinita A 0–2 L
22 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Vissel Kobe A 1–3 L
12 Jul Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
08 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
04 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L
23 Feb FC Tokyo H 1–3 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sagan Tosu FC is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
  • 5' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 11' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Takeshi Kanamori departs to be replaced by Kaisei Ishii.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 19' GOAL! Carlinhos fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 24' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' The Japan Riki Harakawa breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-1!
  • 39' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' 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 Tomoya Koyamatsu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' Sagan Tosu FC have won 293 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryo Takeuchi is hanging Renato on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 61 minute. Teerasil Dangda leaves to be changed by Yuito Suzuki.
  • 63' Shimizu S-Pulse receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 68' Ryo Okui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Yohei Toyoda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daichi Hayashi at the 69 minute mark.
  • 73' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 73 minute. Carlinhos leaves to be changed by Shota Kaneko.
  • 74' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Carlinhos trudges off to be replaced by Shota Kaneko on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' Daiki Matsuoka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 88' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Kaisei Ishii exits the field as Ryang Yong Gi enters on 88.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Shimizu S-Pulse. Ryo Okui will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riki Harakawa 3
Thiago Santana 3
Douglas 3
Yuto Iwasaki 2
Fernando Torres 2
Renato 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 1
Yuji Ono 1

Head to Head

2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-06-30 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-08-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-05-06 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-07-04 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-07-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tokyo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC45% Draw29% Shimizu S-Pulse26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
55%
Sagan Tosu FC or Shimizu S-Pulse
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC30% Draw50% Shimizu S-Pulse20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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