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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Shimizu S-Pulse
2 – 4
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Gamba Osaka — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Referee Daisuke Sakurai
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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

4
5
11
Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-02-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Gamba Osaka 2017-09-09 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–4 L
23 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
01 Dec V-Varen Nagasaki A 4–4 D
24 Nov Vissel Kobe H 3–3 D
10 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
02 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–2 W
23 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
01 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L
24 Nov V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–1 W
10 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
03 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse Gamba Osaka
#7 Position #5
24 Points 28
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 61
42 Conceded 53
-2 GD +8
1.33 PPG 1.56
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 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
Gamba Osaka
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Shimizu S-Pulse have kicked off against Gamba Osaka. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Shimizu S-Pulse 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' Keita Nakamura puts Shimizu S-Pulse on the lead.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Kosuke Onose doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at . Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Hwang Seokho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shu Kurata is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gamba Osaka.
  • 58' Ademilson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' Gamba Osaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 68' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
  • 69' Ademilson adds to his 0 season tally! Gamba Osaka lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 70' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Takahiro Iida has done his job and it is now time for Jong Tae Se to step up.
  • 73' Hwang Uijo doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' Keita Nakamura makes way for Hideki Ishige at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 80' Yasuhito Endo makes way for Shinya Yajima at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Kazuma Watanabe. He replaces Ademilson on 83 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Kosuke Onose by Jungo Fujimoto on 85 minute.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yuta Taki on, Shota Kaneko off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The Japan Yuta Taki breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-4!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hwang Uijo 3
Kosuke Onose 3
Koya Kitagawa 2
Hwang Uijo 2
Koya Kitagawa 2
Yugo Tatsuta 2
Ademilson 2
Keita Nakamura 1

Head to Head

2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka 2018-09-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2018-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-02-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Gamba Osaka 2017-09-09 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka L 2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-12-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–4 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-11-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Vissel Kobe D 2018-11-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-11-02 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Gamba Osaka Form

2019-03-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–4 Gamba Osaka W 2019-02-23 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2018-12-01 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-11-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-11-10 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2018-11-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–3 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.77 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.11 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse35% Draw21% Gamba Osaka44%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes88% 0% No12%
Avg goals/match: 5.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 82%
18%
± 4.5 68%
32%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
56%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
65%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw30% Gamba Osaka39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 3
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 3
3.9%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
3.5%
4 – 3
3.3%
4 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 10% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 14% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 16% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 13% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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