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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Shimizu S-Pulse
2 – 0
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'
R 26' Hiroki Akiyama
Y 33' Kento Hashimoto
Y 78' Miguel Silveira

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

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

2
Shimizu S-Pulse 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Matheus Bueno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Albirex Niigata's compact .
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Sodai Hasukawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Hiroki Akiyama. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daisuke Kimori will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Hashimoto.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zento Uno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Albirex Niigata.
  • 43' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Albirex Niigata ring the changes. Jin Okumura has done his job and it is now time for Taiki Arai to step up.
  • 47' Capixaba is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Albirex Niigata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Kai Matsuzaki does the damage! The net is bulging and Shimizu S-Pulse surge ahead!
  • 63' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Zento Uno is withdrawn and Kota Miyamoto gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Albirex Niigata ring the changes. Shusuke Ota has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Silveira to step up.
  • 70' Capixaba makes way for Douglas Tanque at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 75' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 77' Albirex Niigata make a change. Motoki Hasegawa trudges off to be replaced by Jason Geria on 77 minutes.
  • 78' The referee shows Albirex Niigata player a card on 78.
  • 79' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Koya Kitagawa trudges off to be replaced by Ahmed Ahmedov on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Kaito Taniguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Yuto Horigome. He replaces Kento Hashimoto on 86 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Shimizu S-Pulse and Albirex Niigata (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse54% Draw28% Albirex Niigata18%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse35% Draw52% Albirex Niigata13%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.3%
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.