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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Hwang Seokho

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Takao Nishiyama

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
5
3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-05-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-01-08 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
01 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–2 D
24 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L
10 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
03 Nov Jubilo Iwata A 2–3 L
20 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
01 Dec V-Varen Nagasaki A 4–4 D
24 Nov Vissel Kobe H 3–3 D
10 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
02 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
20 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse
#4 Position #7
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Shimizu S-Pulse for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keita Nakamura made 188 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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 Taishi Matsumoto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Shimizu S-Pulse is taking the lead after the goal scored by Koya Kitagawa on 30.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daiki Watari is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 36' Hwang Seokho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Brazil international Wanderson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Daiki Watari exits the field as Patric enters on 55.
  • 57' Emil Salomonsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Taishi Matsumoto trudges off to be replaced by Hiroya Matsumoto on 66 minutes.
  • 67' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Shota Kaneko exits the field as Hideki Ishige enters on 67.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosei Shibasaki is replaced by Shunki Higashi.
  • 78' Hideki Ishige, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Shunki Higashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Yuji Rokutan exits the field as Yohei Nishibe enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thiago Santana 3
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 3
Koya Kitagawa 2
Hayato Araki 2
Hayao Kawabe 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Douglas Vieira 2
Leandro Pereira 2

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-05-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-01-08 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-12-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-11-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-11-03 Jubilo Iwata 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-12-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–4 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-11-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Vissel Kobe D 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-02 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima45% Draw25% Shimizu S-Pulse30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
70%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
55%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw39% Shimizu S-Pulse24%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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