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

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	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

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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Sho Sasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Cyprus international Pieros Sotiriou has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tsukasa Shiotani on 60 minutes.
65' Tsukasa Shiotani picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' Jelani Sumiyoshi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 66 minute.
71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Takumu Kawamura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nassim Ben Khalifa on 75 minute.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
82' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Koya Kitagawa on, Carlinhos off on 82 minutes.
83' Takumu Kawamura has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
87' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Teruki Hara is replaced by Yusuke Goto.
90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Taishi Matsumoto has done his job and it is now time for Toshihiro Aoyama to step up.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.