Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 – 5
5 – 4 pen
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 26,488 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 71' Se-hun Oh
Kosuke Kinoshita 74' 1–1
Yotaro Nakajima 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Assistant 1 Mikiya Nishimura
  • Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W
05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L
18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
14 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 5–6 L
05 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W
01 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
22 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W
18 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 6–5 W
14 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–3 L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse is underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Se-hun Oh, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Seung-wook Park made 367 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Rinsei Ohata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 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' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Kinoshita. He replaces Ryo Germain on 58 minute.
  • 62' Yutaka Yoshida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sodai Hasukawa on 62 minute.
  • 67' Tolgay Arslan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Goal! Se-hun Oh scores his 14 goal in 94 matches.
  • 74' What a strike from Kosuke Kinoshita! The score is 1-1.
  • 76' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Shuto Nakano by Shunki Higashi on 76 minute.
  • 78' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Kenta Inoue departs to be replaced by Kazuki Kozuka.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Yotaro Nakajima is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 88' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 88 minute. Hayao Kawabe leaves to be changed by Taichi Yamasaki.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Mateus Brunetti is replaced by Ryota Hariu.
  • Full Time. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Shimizu S-Pulse

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima49% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse30%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
70%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
51%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Shimizu S-Pulse
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw33% Shimizu S-Pulse27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–5 not predicted
6 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
4 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 14% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 17% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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