Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Shimizu S-Pulse

3 – 0

Full Time

FC Tōkyō

Wed 26 May 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Akihiro Takeda
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Osamu nomura
Referee Hayato Shimizu
Referee Tetsuro Yoshida
Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Tōkyō

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-10-14 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-04-06 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	FC Tōkyō	H	3–0	W
22 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–2	L
15 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–3	L
09 May	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–3	L
22 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–0	W
15 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	4–0	W
09 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–3	L
01 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–3	L
24 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		FC Tōkyō
#7	Position	#12
24	Points	37
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 0 / 5
40	Scored	55
42	Conceded	42
-2	GD	+13
1.33	PPG	2.06
44%	Win %	72%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 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

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tōkyō is underway.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' FC Tōkyō 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.
14' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 69 goal in 312 matches.
15' Thiago Santana with the second goal in the match!
20' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
29' The supporters are chanting for Takumi Nakamura. He replaces Takuya Uchida on 29 minute.
34' Yoshinori Suzuki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tōkyō are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's shape.
46' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Yojiro Takahagi by Hirotaka Mita on 46 minute.
48' Valdo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Shimizu S-Pulse are in front.
49' Eiichi Katayama makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Shimizu S-Pulse are in front.
54' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
55' Tsuyoshi Watanabe was booked on 55.
60' FC Tōkyō come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Adailton has done his job and it is now time for Kensuke Nagai to step up.
63' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Adailton is replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
68' Keita Nakamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tōkyō are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
77' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Thiago Santana trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Goto on 77 minutes.
78' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 78 minute. Thiago Santana leaves to be changed by Yusuke Goto.
81' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Carlinhos is withdrawn and Katsuhiro Nakayama gets his opportunity.
86' FC Tōkyō have won 396 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
88' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Ryo Okui has done his job and it is now time for Naoya Fukumori to step up.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 FC Tōkyō.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Yugo Tatsuta
17
Yosuke Kawai ↑ 77'
29
Naoya Fukumori ↑ 88'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 77'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 81'
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 77'
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Manato Shinada
11
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 62'
32
Joan Oumari
7
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 46'
1
Tsuyoshi Kodama
22
Takumi Nakamura ↑ 29'
31
Shuto Abe ↑ 62'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adailton	4
Thiago Santana	4
Diego Oliveira	4
Koya Kitagawa	3
Kensuke Nagai	3
Ronaldo	2
Ryoya Ogawa	2
Shuto Abe	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-05-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-05-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2021-05-02 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-05-22 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-05-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–4 FC Tōkyō W 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-05-01 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.17 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.36 FC Tōkyō xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse39% Draw22% FC Tōkyō39%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

61%

Draw or FC Tōkyō

61%

Shimizu S-Pulse or FC Tōkyō

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse30% Draw35% FC Tōkyō35%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 3

5.3%

1 – 3

3 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 3

3.8%

0 – 2

3.2%

2 – 4

3.1%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	17%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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