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

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J. League · 2020

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	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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 3.1 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 Tōkyō	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

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

14% 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

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sanfrecce Hiroshima launch into their encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Shunki Higashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuya Asano made 340 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
30' Ryo Takeuchi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' A goal from the Brazil international Ezequiel! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-0!
36' It’s high time Peter Cklamovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' 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.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
58' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
60' Shota Kaneko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dutra Junior on 60 minute.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Yuya Asano trudges off to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 67 minutes.
68' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Kosei Shibasaki departs to be replaced by Rhayner.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Douglas Vieira makes it 2-0.
75' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Yosuke Kawai comes on to replace Ryo Takeuchi.
76' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 76 minute. Kota Miyamoto leaves to be changed by Yuito Suzuki.
81' The Brazil Leandro Pereira breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-0!
86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yoshifumi Kashiwa makes no mistake. 4-0!
4-1 the final result. Shimizu S-Pulse will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	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 Tōkyō 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.