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

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

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

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

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	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 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sanfrecce Hiroshima launch into their encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ze Ricardo will be considering his options from the bench.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Shimizu S-Pulse winning 50% of all matches.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Kosei Shibasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Ryohei Shirasaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' 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.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 60.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Tsukasa Shiotani argues furiously but the Red card stands.
66' Jelani Sumiyoshi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tsukasa Morishima at the 66 minute mark.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Nassim Ben Khalifa exits the field as Takumu Kawamura enters on 75.
80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' The supporters are chanting for Koya Kitagawa. He replaces Carlinhos on 82 minute.
83' Takumu Kawamura doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' The crowd applauds Teruki Hara as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Goto steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
90' The whistle greets Taishi Matsumoto as he departs to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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 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 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.