Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Wed 9 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at EDION Stadium.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
Referee Koei Koya
Referee Akihito Kawasaki
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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	4–1	W
05 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	FC Tokyo	H	3–3	D
15 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
05 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L
29 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–5	L
22 Aug	Yokohama FC	H	2–3	L
19 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–4	L
15 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–0	D

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

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

8% 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

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ 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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at EDION Stadium as Sanfrecce Hiroshima face off against Shimizu S-Pulse in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Taishi Matsumoto scoring 1 goals.
15' Shimizu S-Pulse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' Ezequiel does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Yusuke Goto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
58' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Hayao Kawabe exits the field as Toshihiro Aoyama enters on 58.
60' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Shota Kaneko on, Dutra Junior off on 60 minutes.
65' Yugo Tatsuta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
67' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 67 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
68' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Kosei Shibasaki is withdrawn and Rhayner gets his opportunity.
71' What composure from Douglas Vieira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
75' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Ryo Takeuchi has done his job and it is now time for Yosuke Kawai to step up.
76' The supporters are chanting for Yuito Suzuki. He replaces Kota Miyamoto on 76 minute.
81' Against the run of play, Leandro Pereira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
86' Shunki Higashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
88' What a moment for Yoshifumi Kashiwa! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
With this win, Sanfrecce Hiroshima is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Rhayner ↑ 68'
39
Leandro Pereira ↑ 76'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 58'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 67'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 58'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Makoto Okazaki
20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 60'
1
Yohei Nishibe
17
Yosuke Kawai ↑ 75'
30
Shota Kaneko ↑ 60'
15
Takashi Kanai
37
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 76'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Thiago Santana	3
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-08-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-08-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tokyo D 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-08-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Yokohama FC L 2020-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–4 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-08-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.81 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima64% Draw19% Shimizu S-Pulse17%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

83%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

36%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima49% Draw34% Shimizu S-Pulse17%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.2%

1 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	18%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	19%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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