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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Shimizu S-Pulse
0 – 1
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Takuma Ominami

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashiwa Reysol — 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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
3
12
Shimizu S-Pulse 19 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2021-03-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-10-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-09-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-09-15 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
02 Oct Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W
24 Sep Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
18 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W
11 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
29 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–0 W
02 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 D
26 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
18 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L
12 Sep FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
29 Aug Yokohama FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse Kashiwa Reysol
#7 Position #17
24 Points 20
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 24
42 Conceded 25
-2 GD -1
1.33 PPG 1.11
44% Win % 39%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 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
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
6/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
Kashiwa Reysol
Yusuke Segawa 6 G 2 A
Yoshio Koizumi 3 G 2 A
Tojiro Kubo 2 G 1 A
Keita Endo 2 G
Yuki Kakita 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Kashiwa Reysol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kashiwa Reysol winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Takuma Ominami. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Kashiwa Reysol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' Kashiwa Reysol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Kashiwa Reysol has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' A goal from the Japan international Hiromu Mitsumaru! He fires home on 53 to make it 0-1!
  • 58' 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.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Kashiwa Reysol — Masatoshi Mihara on, Keiya Shiihashi off on 60 minutes.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Kenta Nishizawa is replaced by Katsuhiro Nakayama on 61 minute.
  • 66' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' Another substitution for Kashiwa Reysol to replace Yuki Muto by Mao Hosoya on 67 minute.
  • 69' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Noriaki Fujimoto by Benjamin Kololli on 69 minute.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 371 games and scored 287 goals.
  • 79' Keiya Shiihashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 84' It looks surprising Kashiwa Reysol does not make any changes. Sachiro Toshima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Eiichi Katayama as he leaves the pitch. Akira Disaro steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 90' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Shimizu S-Pulse 0-1 Kashiwa Reysol.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelsinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cristiano 2
Cristiano 2
Thiago Santana 2
Yusuke Segawa 1
Hiromu Mitsumaru 1
Ryo Takeuchi 1
Eiichi Katayama 1
Koya Kitagawa 1

Head to Head

2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2021-03-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-10-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-09-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-09-15 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-10-02 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-09-11 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-10-02 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-09-26 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-09-12 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-08-29 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Kashiwa Reysol 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse35% Draw29% Kashiwa Reysol36%
Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
65%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
65%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Kashiwa Reysol
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse25% Draw48% Kashiwa Reysol27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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