Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koei Koya
- Assistant 1 Mikiya Nishimura
- Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W 05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L 22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L 18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 14 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 5–6 L 05 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W 01 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 22 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W 18 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 6–5 W 14 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–3 L Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse #7 Position #13 30 Points 24 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 41 Scored 40 33 Conceded 42 +8 GD -2 1.67 PPG 1.33 56% Win % 44% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Shimizu S-Pulse kicks off things out of here…
- The final score is 6-5.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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9
Ryo Germain ↓ Kosuke Kinoshita 58'
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Hayao Kawabe ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 88'
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Sota Nakamura 58'
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15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Shunki Higashi 76'
Bench
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3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 88'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 76'
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Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 58'
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Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 76'
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Sota Nakamura ↑ 58'
Coach Bartosch GaulShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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8
Kenta Inoue ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 78'
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4
Sodai Hasukawa ↓ Yutaka Yoshida 62'
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25
Mateus Brunetti ↓ Ryota Hariu 90'
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Haruto Hidaka ↓ Rinsei Ohata 78'
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Bench
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50
Alfredo Stephens ↑ 90'
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Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 62'
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81
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 78'
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97
Rinsei Ohata ↑ 78'
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Ryota Hariu ↑ 90'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yoshifumi Kashiwa 3 Thiago Santana 3 Leandro Pereira 2 Tsukasa Morishima 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Hayato Araki 2 Hayao Kawabe 2 Takumu Kawamura 2 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka WShimizu S-Pulse Form
2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.21 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.01Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 86% 14% ± 3.5 72% 28% ± 4.5 55% 45% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 70%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 51%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–5 not predicted6 – 5Actual2 – 2 6.2%2 – 1 5.8%3 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.3%1 – 1 4.8%1 – 2 4.6%2 – 3 4.5%3 – 3 4.2%4 – 2 4%4 – 1 3.7%1 – 3 3.3%4 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 14% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 17% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 14% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 9% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.