Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-10-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-05-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
29 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	6–0	W
13 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–2	W
01 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	0–4	L
24 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–2	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–1	W
05 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	6–2	W
28 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–3	L
31 Aug	Júbilo Iwata	A	2–0	W
24 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#7	Position	#4
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

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Shimizu S-Pulse to score. At the same time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 348 appearances.
15' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sho Inagaki, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Mitsunari Musaka is replaced by Keita Nakamura on 27 minute.
31' Brilliant from the ! Douglas makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 31.
36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Toshihiro Aoyama suffering a number of foals already.
41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hayao Kawabe makes no mistake. 1-1!
59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' Dutra Junior gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Keita Nakamura and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The crowd applauds Sho Inagaki as he leaves the pitch. Kohei Shimizu steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
80' What composure from Douglas Vieira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-2.
85' Yosuke Kawai makes way for Jumpei Kusukami at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
90' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Gakuto Notsuda on, Tsukasa Morishima off on 90 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner ↓ Daiki Watari 85'
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama C
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
14
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Gakuto Notsuda 90'
15
Sho Inagaki ↓ Kohei Shimizu 78'
40
Hayao Kawabe
20
Douglas Vieira
23
Hayato Araki

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

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

2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-10-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2019-09-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-09-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-09-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2019-08-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-08-31 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Ōita FC Trinita D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse32% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima44%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

56%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

68%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse25% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima36%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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