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

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

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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 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 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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at EDION Stadium!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Japan international Yosuke Kawai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' 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.
31' Ezequiel doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' Valdo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sho Sasaki, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
56' 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.
58' Toshihiro Aoyama gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Hayao Kawabe and will look to change the dynamic.
60' The crowd applauds Dutra Junior as he leaves the pitch. Shota Kaneko steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yuya Asano by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 67 minute.
68' Rhayner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki on 68 minute.
71' What a moment for Douglas Vieira! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
75' Yosuke Kawai gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Ryo Takeuchi and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Yuito Suzuki is replacing Kota Miyamoto for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
81' GOAL! Leandro Pereira fires home to make it 3-0!
86' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
88' Yoshifumi Kashiwa makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse share the spoils 4-1.

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
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Thiago Santana	3
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	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.