Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Tsukasa Shiotani 60' Y

Tsukasa Shiotani 65' R

Overview

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

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

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

2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–0	W
20 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	5–2	W
14 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
06 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–0	W
30 Jul	FC Tokyo	H	1–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
27 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	2–0	W
07 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	2–0	W
31 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–3	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' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Shimizu S-Pulse — let the battle begin!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daiki Matsuoka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
15' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Carlinhos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
25' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Shimizu S-Pulse looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Se-hun Oh scoring 1 goals.
35' 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.
40' The 33-year-old Ryohei Shirasaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' 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.
50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
55' Yusuke Goto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tsukasa Shiotani on 60.
65' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Tsukasa Shiotani.
66' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Jelani Sumiyoshi comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' The whistle greets Nassim Ben Khalifa as he departs to be replaced by Takumu Kawamura.
80' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
82' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Carlinhos is replaced by Koya Kitagawa on 82 minute.
83' Brilliant from the ! Takumu Kawamura makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 83.
87' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yusuke Goto on, Teruki Hara off on 87 minutes.
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Taishi Matsumoto departs to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Shimizu S-Pulse.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Jelani Sumiyoshi 66'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 90'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Douglas Vieira 75'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Takumu Kawamura 75'
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 90'

Bench

14
Ezequiel
22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 90'
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 90'
27
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 75'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 75'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↑ 66'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Ronaldo
5
Valdo
1
Takuo Okubo
45
Koya Kitagawa ↑ 82'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 87'
23
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 75'
29
Reon Yamahara ↑ 82'

Coach Ze Ricardo

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

2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-08-27 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-08-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2022-08-14 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-07 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-07-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.32 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 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima57% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse22%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

78%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

43%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw38% Shimizu S-Pulse20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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