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

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Tsukasa Shiotani 60' Y

Tsukasa Shiotani 65' R

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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	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 17 games · Avg 3.2 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 Tōkyō	H	1–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
27 Aug	Kyōto 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 Tōkyō	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

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' Teruki Hara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
10' Yusuke Goto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Kosei Shibasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 348 appearances.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ze Ricardo might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Reon Yamahara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shimizu S-Pulse tonight.
30' Yago Pikachu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' 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.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 380 games and scored 295 goals.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' It’s high time Ze Ricardo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
65' A moment of madness from Tsukasa Shiotani on 65 minutes earns him a Red card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
66' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Jelani Sumiyoshi at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
71' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Takumu Kawamura comes on to replace Nassim Ben Khalifa.
80' The 37-year-old Sho Sasaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
82' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Carlinhos is replaced by Koya Kitagawa.
83' Against the run of play, Takumu Kawamura has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yusuke Goto on, Teruki Hara off on 87 minutes.
90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toshihiro Aoyama is hanging Taishi Matsumoto on the field on 90 minute.
Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Thiago Santana	3
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	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 Tōkyō L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-08-27 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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.