Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sun 10 Aug 2025 · 09:30 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Kai Matsuzaki

Y 64' Capixaba

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
20 Jul	Albirex Niigata	A	2–0	W
05 Jul	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	1–0	W
02 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
28 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–2	L
22 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	4–0	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
20 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	2–0	W
05 Jul	FC Machida Zelvia	A	0–3	L
28 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–2	L
21 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–1	D
15 Jun	Gamba Osaka	H	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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Taishi Matsumoto scoring 1 goals.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Sen Takagi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Capixaba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Shimizu S-Pulse receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' Mutsuki Kato makes way for Shunki Higashi at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reon Yamahara made 379 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Reon Yamahara is replaced by Koya Kitagawa on 56 minute.
57' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Kai Matsuzaki by Takashi Inui on 57 minute.
60' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Yotaro Nakajima comes on to replace Hayao Kawabe.
64' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a card in front of him.
69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Naoki Maeda gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Kosuke Kinoshita and will look to change the dynamic.
75' The 20-year-old Yudai Shimamoto has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
83' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Satoshi Tanaka by Marcos Junior on 83 minute.
84' Kengo Kitazume gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Sen Takagi and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Koya Kitagawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior ↑ 83'
98
Valere Germain
3
Taichi Yamasaki
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 70'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 46'
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 60'
26
Min-ki Jeong
37
Ju-sung Kim

Coach Michael Skibbe

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

7
Capixaba ↓ Yutaka Yoshida 70'
16
Togo Umeda
98
Matheus Bueno
4
Sodai Hasukawa
25
Mateus Brunetti
14
Reon Yamahara ↓ Koya Kitagawa 56'
66
Jelani Sumiyoshi
19
Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Takashi Inui 57'
38
Toshiki Takahashi ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 70'
47
Yudai Shimamoto
70
Sen Takagi ↓ Kengo Kitazume 84'

Bench

33
Takashi Inui ↑ 57'
21
Shinya Yajima
28
Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 70'
1
Yuya Oki
23
Koya Kitagawa ↑ 56'
41
Kento Haneda
5
Kengo Kitazume ↑ 84'
6
Kota Miyamoto
11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 70'

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Thiago Santana	3
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-06-22 Yokohama FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Yokohama FC W 2025-07-05 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-06-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima51% Draw25% Shimizu S-Pulse24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

76%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

49%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw43% Shimizu S-Pulse20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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