Shimizu S-Pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Shimizu S-Pulse

5 – 4

4 – 3 pen

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 10 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira 15,616 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 70' Shosei Usui

Se-hun Oh 75' 1–1

Y 53' Kohei Okuno

Y 63' Masato Shigemi

Y 87' Shintaro Nago

Yutaka Yoshida 87' Y

Kanta Chiba 88' Y

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya
Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
Assistant 2 Toshiki Tomomasa (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

Shimizu S-Pulse 8 games · Avg 5.0 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 Avispa Fukuoka 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-08-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-04-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-09-17 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	5–4	W
06 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	6–4	W
02 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–2	L
25 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	5–6	L

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	4–5	L
06 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–2	D
29 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–2	D
25 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Avispa Fukuoka
#7	Position	#10
24	Points	21
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
40	Scored	49
42	Conceded	59
-2	GD	-10
1.33	PPG	1.17
44%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/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 Avispa Fukuoka.
5' Kengo Kitazume needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' 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.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
53' The referee calls foul for Kohei Okuno. He receives a card.
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
63' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Masato Shigemi gets a card.
68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuki Fujimoto made 105 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' Goal! Shosei Usui scores his 7 goal in 200 matches.
75' What an equalizer from Se-hun Oh!
80' Masato Shigemi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
85' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Shintaro Nago.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Kanta Chiba.
With this win, Shimizu S-Pulse is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Yamagishi	5
Thiago Santana	4
Carlinhos	2
Reon Yamahara	2
Se-hun Oh	1
Shosei Usui	1
Katsuhiro Nakayama	1
Matheus Bueno	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-05-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-05-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 6–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-05-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.6 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.81 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 94% + Both teams to score 90%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse55% Draw18% Avispa Fukuoka27%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes90% 0% No10%

Avg goals/match: 6.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	100%	0%
± 1.5	99%	1%
± 2.5	94%	6%
± 3.5	86%	14%
± 4.5	74%	26%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

72%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

45%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Avispa Fukuoka

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse44% Draw29% Avispa Fukuoka27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–4 not predicted

5 – 4

Actual

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 3

4.7%

4 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

3 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.3%

2 – 1

3.3%

3 – 4

3.3%

5 – 2

3.2%

5 – 3

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	14%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	16%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	13%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	9%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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