Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2021
Shimizu S-Pulse
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Wed 26 May 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 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

9
4
8
Shimizu S-Pulse 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tokyo 2020-10-14 FC Tokyo 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tokyo 2019-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 FC Tokyo 2019-04-06 FC Tokyo 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May FC Tokyo 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 Ōita FC Trinita A 0–1 L
25 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tokyo
#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

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/6
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Shimizu S-Pulse welcome FC Tokyo for this crunch clash at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
  • 5' Kensuke Nagai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 449 appearances.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tokyo winning 0% of all matches.
  • 14' The Brazil Thiago Santana breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' What a moment for Thiago Santana! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 20' Keita Nakamura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tokyo tonight.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Takumi Nakamura on, Takuya Uchida off on 29 minutes.
  • 34' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' Shuichi Gonda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Yojiro Takahagi is replaced by Hirotaka Mita on 46 minute.
  • 48' What a moment for Valdo! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 49' A stunning finish from Eiichi Katayama — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' Yoshinori Suzuki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Tsuyoshi Watanabe is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tokyo's shape.
  • 62' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 62 minute. Adailton leaves to be changed by Kensuke Nagai.
  • 63' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Adailton is replaced by Kensuke Nagai on 63 minute.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' Japan international Yojiro Takahagi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Thiago Santana as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Goto steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 78' Yusuke Goto gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Thiago Santana and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Katsuhiro Nakayama on, Carlinhos off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Yosuke Kawai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Naoya Fukumori comes on to replace Ryo Okui.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thiago Santana 4
Diego Oliveira 4
Adailton 4
Koya Kitagawa 3
Kensuke Nagai 3
Carlinhos 2
Ronaldo 2
Ryoya Ogawa 2

Head to Head

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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tokyo 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 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-04-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

FC Tokyo Form

2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2021-05-22 FC Tokyo 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-05-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–4 FC Tokyo W 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2021-05-01 FC Tokyo 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2021-04-24 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse39% Draw22% FC Tokyo39%
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 Tokyo
61%
Shimizu S-Pulse or FC Tokyo
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse30% Draw35% FC Tokyo35%
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
5%
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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