Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 06:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
06 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
03 Nov	FC Tōkyō	A	0–4	L
24 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
16 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
02 Oct	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
07 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
03 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–4	L
23 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–2	L
03 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W

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 wait is over. Shimizu S-Pulse get us underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The 39-year-old Yoshifumi Kashiwa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Kodai Dohi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
25' Shimizu S-Pulse have won 295 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thiago Santana makes no mistake. 1-0!
35' Sho Sasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shimizu S-Pulse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Santos, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
50' Shuichi Gonda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yuya Asano by Shun Ayukawa on 55 minute.
60' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
61' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yusuke Goto by Katsuhiro Nakayama on 61 minute.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' Tomoya Fujii is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
75' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Kenta Nishizawa by Reon Yamahara on 75 minute.
76' The crowd applauds Toshihiro Aoyama as he leaves the pitch. Junior Santos steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
84' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Yuito Suzuki trudges off to be replaced by Akira Disaro on 84 minutes.
87' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yusuke Chajima departs to be replaced by Kodai Dohi.
With this win, Shimizu S-Pulse is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Elsinho ↑ 84'
20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 84'
26
Yuta Taki
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 61'
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 84'
25
Kengo Nagai
39
Reon Yamahara ↑ 75'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Junior Santos 76'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Tomoya Fujii 55'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Tsukasa Shiotani 55'
24
Shunki Higashi
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Shun Ayukawa 55'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Kodai Dohi 87'

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 87'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 76'
38
Keisuke Osako
3
Tsukasa Shiotani ↑ 55'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 55'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 55'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Thiago Santana	3
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-11-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-10-02 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-11-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-09-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.58 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse37% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima38%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

62%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

63%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse27% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

1 – 3

4.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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