Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Shimizu S-Pulse
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 4 Oct 2025 · 04:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'
Sodai Hasukawa 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tokyo — 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 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

9
4
8
Shimizu S-Pulse 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2025-04-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-07 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 FC Tōkyō 2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
27 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
20 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W
13 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W
31 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
28 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
23 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
15 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W
31 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D

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

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
71% 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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tōkyō — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 374 games and scored 291 goals.
  • 10' Min-tae Kim, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Kei Koizumi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 418 appearances.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
  • 34' Against the run of play, Toshiki Takahashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 0% of all matches.
  • 44' FC Tōkyō fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sen Takagi, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Sodai Hasukawa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Marcos Guilherme is replaced by Kota Tawaratsumida.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Kai Matsuzaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kazuki Kozuka at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Koya Kitagawa gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Toshiki Takahashi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Kein Sato makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Takashi Inui has done his job and it is now time for Shinya Yajima to step up.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Yutaka Yoshida is replaced by Sen Takagi on 84 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Masato Morishige as he departs to be replaced by Teppei Oka.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2025-04-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-08-07 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 FC Tōkyō 2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-20 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-09-13 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-08-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashima Antlers D

FC Tokyo Form

2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-09-28 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2025-09-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tōkyō D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or FC Tokyo 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse36% Draw23% FC Tokyo41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Tokyo
64%
Shimizu S-Pulse or FC Tokyo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse26% Draw38% FC Tokyo36%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.6%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 15% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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