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 (2026/26)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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 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

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

22% 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

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' 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.
10' Yugo Tatsuta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Renato, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
31' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ezequiel on 31.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
46' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
58' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Hayao Kawabe exits the field as Toshihiro Aoyama enters on 58.
60' Shota Kaneko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dutra Junior on 60 minute.
65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
67' The whistle greets Yuya Asano as he departs to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
68' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Kosei Shibasaki by Rhayner on 68 minute.
71' What a strike from Douglas Vieira! The score is 2-0.
75' Yosuke Kawai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryo Takeuchi at the 75 minute mark.
76' Kota Miyamoto makes way for Yuito Suzuki at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
81' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Pereira! He fires home on 81 to make it 3-0!
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' Yoshifumi Kashiwa makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

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
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	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.