Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–0 W 16 Feb Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W 05 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–4 L 29 Oct Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 22 Oct Jubilo Iwata H 1–1 D 08 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L 15 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D 08 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 30 Nov Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 09 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 23 Oct Tokyo Verdy H 0–2 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds IAI Stadium Nihondaira will turn into a battlefield for Shimizu S-Pulse and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 26' It’s gonna be a card for Hiroki Akiyama.
- 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
- 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Hashimoto.
- 38' Taiki Arai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kento Hashimoto made 126 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Jin Okumura is replaced by Taiki Arai.
- 47' Shimizu S-Pulse is taking the lead after the goal scored by Capixaba on 45.
- 52' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' What a strike from Kai Matsuzaki! The score is 2-0.
- 63' Kota Miyamoto is replacing Zento Uno for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- 66' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Shusuke Ota by Miguel Silveira on 66 minute.
- 70' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Capixaba departs to be replaced by Douglas Tanque.
- 75' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 77' Jason Geria has so much to prove this time. He replaces Motoki Hasegawa on 77 minute.
- 78' Albirex Niigata receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 79' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Koya Kitagawa is replaced by Ahmed Ahmedov.
- 84' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Fitzgerald suffering a number of foals already.
- 86' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuto Horigome is hanging Kento Hashimoto on the field on 86 minute.
- With this win, Shimizu S-Pulse is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Capixaba ↓ Douglas Tanque 70'
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33
Takashi Inui ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 70'
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23
Koya Kitagawa ↓ Ahmed Ahmedov 79'
- 98
- 4
- 14
- 66
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11
Hikaru Nakahara ↓ Kai Matsuzaki 46'
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36
Zento Uno ↓ Kota Miyamoto 63'
- 70
Bench
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99
Douglas Tanque ↑ 70'
- 28
- 3
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8
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 70'
- 5
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6
Kota Miyamoto ↑ 63'
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29
Ahmed Ahmedov ↑ 79'
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19
Kai Matsuzaki ↑ 46'
- 71
Coach Tadahiro AkibaAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Yuto Horigome 86'
- 25
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Ken Yamura 77'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Miguel Silveira 66'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Jason Geria 77'
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Taiki Arai 46'
- 8
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Bench
- 35
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20
Miguel Silveira ↑ 66'
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2
Jason Geria ↑ 77'
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31
Yuto Horigome ↑ 86'
- 33
- 13
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 77'
- 21
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22
Taiki Arai ↑ 46'
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Toshiki Takahashi 1 Capixaba 1 Kai Matsuzaki 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.41 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.69 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.1Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 82%Draw or Albirex Niigata 46%Shimizu S-Pulse or Albirex Niigata 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 16.3%0 – 0 14.6%1 – 1 12.7%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.2%0 – 1 7.2%3 – 0 5.4%3 – 1 3.9%1 – 2 3.9%2 – 2 2.9%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 1.9%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.