Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W 18 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 6–5 W 14 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–3 L 07 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L 21 Feb Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L 18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 14 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W 27 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 22 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 14 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Sanfrecce Hiroshima #13 Position #7 24 Points 30 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 41 42 Conceded 33 -2 GD +8 1.33 PPG 1.67 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
- Another three points for Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Thiago Santana 3 Yoshifumi Kashiwa 3 Hayao Kawabe 2 Takumu Kawamura 2 Douglas Vieira 2 Leandro Pereira 2 Tsukasa Morishima 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.03 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.84 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.87Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 69%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 54%Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.6%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 Actual3 – 2 4.7%2 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 4.3%1 – 0 3.8%0 – 2 3.6%0 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 18% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 16% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.